Biomes and Climate

What is climate?

• It is the temperature of the air around you.

• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season.

• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time.

• How much sunshine an area gets.

What Biome would you expect to see close to the Equator?

• Desert

• Grasslands

• Tundra

• Rainforest

Which biome is a treeless biome in the far north with harsh, cold winters and extremely short summers

• tundra
• desert
• temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rain forest

In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?

• tundra
• desert
• tropical rainforest
• temperate deciduous forest

What climate is extremely cold all year round?

• Polar

• Mild

• Tropical

• Desert

The Antartic Circle is located at:

• 0 degrees

• 23.5 degrees North

• 66.5 degrees North

• 66.5 Degrees South

This biome has permafrost and is located in the Arctic and Antarctic circle

• tropical rainforest

• savanna

• desert

• tundra

Which of these is not a characteristic of Biomes?

• Climate

• Flora

• Fauna

• Elevation

What climate am I? I am cold for most of the year with seasonal rain throughout the year.

• Polar

• Temperate

• Continental

My temperatures never exceed 10°C, what climate am I?

• Arctic

• Tundra

• Polar