Biomes

living thing

• biotic

• abiotic

non-living

• biotic

• abiotic

A large area that has the same plants and animals. 

• biome

• earth

• hydrosphere

Coldest biome 

No trees 

Not a lot of rain 

Arctic 

• tundra

• rainforest

• desert

• taiga forest

Europe, North America, Asia 

Largest land biome 

Long winters, short summers 

• tundra

• taiga forest

• desert

• saltwater

North America, Europe, Asia 

Four seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall) 

Warmer than Taiga 

• savannah

• grassland

• temperate forest

• freshwater

Hot 

Wet (lots of rain) 

No winter  

Lots of trees 

South America, Africa (central, west), Southeast Asia 

• tundra

• freshwater

• saltwater

• rainforest

South Africa, North America, Europe 

Hot summers 

Cold winters 

Medium amount of rain 

More grass and shrubs, some trees 

• savannah

• grassland

• saltwater

• taiga forest

½ (half) of Africa, Australia, and India (Asia) 

Mostly grass with some trees 

Sometimes lots of rain 

Sometimes no rain 

• temperate forest

• tundra

• savannah

• desert

hot or cold  

Very dry (not a lot of rain) 

North America, Asia, Africa, Australia 

Antarctica is the coldest desert. 

Sahara Desert (in Africa) is the hottest desert. 

• desert

• grassland

• temperate forest

• freshwater