geography biomes Flashcards
desert
less than ten inches of rain per year
desert= a place where land loses more water than falls of precpitation
types of deserts- semi arid, cold
extreme temperature- 100’F at day and sub zero at night
polar ice
artic tundras temperature in the winter is -30
- summer it is 50
artic foxes, flies and even polar bears habit it
11.5 percent of the earths surface and is located in north america
tropical rainforest
there must be a warm climate
80 inches of rain per year
covers 1/2 of the earth with a temperature of 29’
the biggest is in south america
tiaga
located under the tundra w the second lowest temp
covers canada russia and many more countries across the globe
tiaga gets many precipitation days in the summer and it snows LOADS in the winter!
red foxes and brown bears inhabit it