UNDERSTANDING EARTH BIOMES
Names: _________________________________ & _________________________________
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FRESHWATER BIOMES REGIONS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES – two if possible
Ponds & Lakes
Streams & Rivers
Wetlands
MARINE BIOMES REGIONS Oceans
Coral Reefs
Estuaries
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES – two if possible
DESERT BIOMES REGIONS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES – two if possible
Hot & Dry
Semiarid
Costal
Cold
FOREST BIOMES REGIONS Tropical
Temperate
Boreal Forest (taiga)
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES – two if possible
GRASSLAND BIOMES REGIONS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES – two if possible
Savanna
Temperate
TUNDRA BIOMES REGIONS Arctic
Alpine
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES – two if possible