Land Biomes Except Forests Flashcards
landforms
a natural feature of the earth’s surface
succession
it can be initiated either by formation of new, unoccupied habitat, such as from a lava flow or a severe landslide
weather
it is the daily average temperature
climate
when you combine weather over the period of about a year
ecosystem
a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment
biosphere
it is the global sum of all ecosystems
biosphere
it is the global sum of all ecosystems
tundra
they are really cold biomes, they have a layer of frozen ground
grassland
they are usually lush and green with thriving plants, they get 25-75cm. of rain
savanna
they are similar to grassland but they don’t get much rainfall, and they land is a little flatter
desert
the desert gets less 25 cm. of rain, it is composed of pretty much of completely land and dry plants