Forests
Largest tropical rainforest in the world
The Amazon
Desert that spans across 11 countries
The Sahara
Ocean bordered by Iran, Pakistan, India, & Bangladesh to the north
Indian Ocean
Largest carnivore living in the tundra
Polar bear
Fastest land animal in the world
Cheetah
Term for large-scale, permanent removal and destruction of forests
Deforestation
True or False: Deserts are found on all 7 continents
True
Number of oceans in the world
5
True or False: the tundra has trees
False
The world's largest land animal
African Elephant
Where 90% of species in the rainforest live
The Canopy
Approximate number of plant species in the Sahara Desert (it's in the thousands)
3,000
Largest known oceanic mammal
The blue whale
Approximate age of the Arctic Tundra
10,000 years of age
Frequent natural occurrence during the dry season that clears out old vegetation and allows new grass to grow
Wildfires
4
Largest desert in the world
The Antarctic Desert
Percentage of the Earth's surface the ocean covers
70%
A permanently frozen layer on or under Earth's surface that is prevalent in the tundra
Permafrost
Flat grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs usually found near to the equator
Savannah
Largest temperate rainforest in the world
Southeast Alaska (Tongass National Forest)
Country that has 90% of its land in the desert
Libya
Oceanic species responsible for the largest number of human deaths
The Box Jellyfish
"The largest permanent resident of the Arctic tundra, these shaggy herbivores are known for their thick insulating coat (kivute) and long, curved horns, forming protective circles against wolves"
Musk Ox
Herbivorous mammal that was deemed critically endangered due to poaching in the 80's but has been brought from the brink of extinction due to today's conservation efforts
the Black Rhino