Biomes
100
This biome is found where the light purple is on the map
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Tundra
(Has no trees, has permafrost, has very low temperatures and very short growing seasons, has animals adapted to these conditions)
(Russia, Canada, the US, Norway, and Finland)
(Has no trees, has permafrost, has very low temperatures and very short growing seasons, has animals adapted to these conditions)
(Russia, Canada, the US, Norway, and Finland)
200
This biome is found where the bright red (not dark red) is on the map
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Desert
(has very little precipitation / very dry, has sandy soils, plants have adaptations like small or no leaves, waxy surfaces to hold in moisture, animals tend to be nocturnal or be able to store water / live on little water)
(US, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Cha, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Somalia, China, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, India, Pakistan)
300
This biome is found where the dark green is on the map
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Taiga / Boreal Forest
(Dense forest of mostly coniferous trees [pines, firs], in between tundra and temperate forest, second coldest biome in the world)
(Canada, Russia, the US, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Japan, Iceland)
400
This biome is found where the bright green is on the map
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Tropical Rainforest
(has areas with the world's highest precipitation; no rainy season; holds the most abundant species biodiversity [40-75% of all species]; found near the equator)
(Brazil, Peru, Colombia, US [Hawai'i], Congo, DRC, Indonesia, Australia, Angola, Sudan, India, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Zambia, Mozambique, PNG, Cameroon, Paraguay, CAR, Gabon, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Guyana, Thailand, Suriname, Nigeria)
500
This biome is found where the yellow is on the map
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Steppe / grassland / prairie
(Grasses make up a majority of plant life; few trees but more trees than deserts; supports the largest animals on earth; less precipitation than forests but more precipitation than deserts)
(US, Canada, Spain, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia etc)
600
This biome is found where the medium green is on the map
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Temperate Forest
(Has a mixture of coniferous and deciduous forest; supports a lot of wildlife; has 3-4 distinct seasons)