Earth's Systems

A biome is a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife.

• True

• False

Which of these is not a biome?

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Aquatic

• City

Which is not a line of latitude that surrounds planet Earth?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Gemini

• Topic of Capricorn

The climate zone found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is ...?

• Polar

• Temperate

• Mountain

• Tropical

The coldest climate zone is known as the...

• Tropical

• Mountain

• Temperate

• Polar

What is flora?

• climate

• soil

• plants, trees and grasses

• animals

What is fauna?

• climate

• plants

• soil

• animals

Which biome has a hot climate with very little rainfall?

• Taiga

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert

• Tundra

Which biome is cold, dry, (although more rain than the tudra) and features lots of evergreen trees? You may expect to find bears and wolves in this biome.

• Taiga

• Tropical rainforest

• Tundra

• Desert

Antarctica is defined as what sort of biome?

• Taiga

• Tropical rainforest

• Tundra

• Desert