Animal Habitats

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Animal Habitats
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What is a biome?

• A biome is a large community of plants and
  animals that occupies a distinct area.
• Each biome has a distinct climate and vegetation
  (plant life).

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Grasslands

• What is a Grassland? A grassland is a grassy,
  windy, partly-dry biome, a sea of grass.

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• Almost one-fourth of the Earth's land area is
  grassland.

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• There are many different words for grassland
  environments around the world, including
  savannas, pampas, plains, steppes, and prairies.

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Grassland Animals
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Desert

• The desert is a harsh environment with very
  little rainfall and extreme temperatures

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• Some deserts get very hot during the day and very
  cold during the night and some are always cold
  like the Gobi Desert in Asia and the desert on
  the continent of Antarctica

Gobi Desert
Antarctica Desert
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Desert Animals
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Forest
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• There are two types of forests open woodlands
  with widely spaced trees, and dense forests whose
  floor is generally in shade.

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Forest Animals
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Oceans
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• Oceans cover almost 3/4 of the Earth's surface
  and contain roughly 97 of the Earth's water
  supply.
• The Earth's oceans are all connected to one
  another.

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Ocean Animals
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Arctic Region

• The Arctic is a very cold, windy, and often snowy
  habitat located around the North Pole.
• Animals that live in the Arctic (either full time
  or seasonally) are adapted to extreme conditions.
• Some animals hibernate during the cold season
  they go into a very deep, sleep-like state in
  which their heartbeat slows down.

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Arctic Map
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Arctic Animals
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Antarctic Region

• Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest
  place on Earth. The coldest temperature ever
  recorded on Earth was in Antarctica it went down
  to approximately -129F.
• The Antarctic seas are teeming with life, ranging
  from microscopic plankton to the biggest animal
  that ever lived on Earth, the blue whale.

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Antarctic Map
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Antarctic Animals
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Rainforest

• Rainforests are very dense, warm, wet forests.
  They have millions of plants and animals.
  Rainforests are extremely important in the
  ecology of the Earth.
• The plants of the rainforest generate much of the
  Earth's oxygen.

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Rainforest Animals
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