Biomes
Fun Facts
Vocabulary
This and That
Biome Mapping
100

This is the Russian word for forest.

What is the taiga?

100

Dry!

What is the desert?

100

An environment where living and non-living things interact.

What is an ecosystem?

100

This biome has many species of monkeys.

What is the tropical  rain forest?

100

You can expect to see these animals in the tundra.

What are caribou and snowy owls?

200

This biome has large rolling terrains of grasses and flowers.

What are the grasslands?

200

Its animals are lynx and snowshoe hares.

What is the taiga?

200

A community of plants and animals in a distinct region.

What is a biome?

200

This is the world's coldest and driest biome, with very little vegetation.

What is the tundra?

200

This biome has an average temperature of 60F.

What is the deciduous forest?

300

This is the youngest biome and it is vast and treeless.

What is the tundra?

300

Latin for the words "high mountains"

What is alpine?

300

This salt water biome is the largest biome on earth.

What is the marine biome?

300

Characterized by warmth and humidity.

What is tropical?

300

Plants you would find in the desert.

What are cacti and turpentine bushes?

400

This biome covers almost 1/2 of Africa.

What is the savanna?

400

Found in a little bit of most of the continents

What is the chaparral?

400

This is a water biome that is not salty.

What is freshwater?

400

Another word for plant life.

What is vegetation?

400

This is the biome that you would find ferns and monkeys.

What is the tropical rain forest?

500

This biome averages 50-260 inches of rainfall per year.

What is the tropical rain forest?

500

This biome has four distinct seasons.

What is the deciduous forest?

500

This is a biome with very little rainfall and sparse vegetation.

What is the desert?

500

This is a hot, dry biome with mostly shrubs and  thorny bushes.

What is the chaparral?

500

A biome with mild temperatures and lots of rain.

What is the temperate rain forest?