BIOMES OF THE WORLD

1
BIOMES OF THE WORLD

2
Types of Habitats

• Grasslands
• Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Freshwater
• Marine

3
Grasslands

• Dominated by grasses
• Savannas
• Temperate Grasslands

4
Forests

• Cover One-third of the Earths land area
• Tropical
• Temperate
• Boreal Forest
• For more info on Forest click the picture

5
Tundra

• Coldest of the Biomes
• Artic Tundra
• Alpine Tundra
• Tundra along the Colville River, Alaska

6
Deserts

• Cover one-fifth of the Earths surface and occur
  where rainfall is less than 50cm/year
• Hot and Dry
• Semiarid
• Coastal
• Cold
• For more information on Deserts click the picture

7
Freshwater

• Low salt concentration
• Ponds and Lakes
• Streams and Rivers
• Wetlands

8
Marine

• Cover three-fourths of the Earths surface
• Oceans
• Coral Reefs
• Estuaries