Biomes Quiz

Climate types found around the world defined by vegetation and climate

• Habitats
• Ecosystems
• Terrains
• Biomes

• Vegetation:

  • Canopy of tall trees, layers of plants

• Seasons:

  • Heavy rainfall all year, no seasons

• Location: 

  • Around equator (Amazon, Africa)

• Tropical rainforest
• Grassland
• Temperate forest
• Desert

• Vegetation: 

  • Grasses & short trees

• Seasons: 

  • Warm all year, wet and dry seasons

• World Location: 

  • India, Southeast Asia, West & South Africa 

• Desert

• Valley

• Savana

• Mountains

• Vegetation: 

  • Mixed forests: Coniferous/Deciduous

• Seasons: 

  • Cool summers, mild winters, high rainfall year round

• World Location: 

  • Pacific Northwest USA, Northwestern Europe

• Marine East Coast

• Marine West Coast

• Marine North Coast

• Marine South Coast

• Vegetation: 

  • Shrubs, grasses, and mixed trees (Chaparral)

• Seasons: 

  • Long, hot, dry summers, and mild, rainy winters

• World Location: 

  • The Mediterranean basin, west coast of California, central Chile, South Africa, western/southern Australia

• Mediterranean

• European

• Marine West Coast

• Coastal

• Vegetation: 

Grasslands and mixed forests: Coniferous/Deciduous 

• Seasons: 

  • Warm, humid summer, mild winters, precipitation (ppt) year round

• World Location: 

  • Florida, SE Asia, SE Australia

• Humid tropical

• Humid Sub tropical

• Tropical

• Sub tropical

• Vegetation: 

  • Varies w/ elevation and location on mountain. 

• Seasons: 

  • Windward side wet, leeward side dry

• World Location: 

  • Any mountain range

• Mountainous

• Polar

• Highland Climate

• Fjord

• Vegetation: 

  • Coniferous Forests 

• Seasons: 

  • Extremely cold winter; short, cold summer

• World Location: 

  • Northern North America and Eurasia

• Polar

• Glaciel

• Arctic

• Sub Arctic Climate

• Vegetation: 

  • none

• Seasons: 

  • Always cold

• World Location: 

  • The poles

• Polar

• Ice cap

• Arctic

• Sub Arctic

• Vegetation: 

  • grassland, few trees

• Seasons: 

  • Low ppt year round, hot summers, cold winters

• World Location: 

  • Western N. America (Great Plains); Central S. America, Central Africa 

• Tropical

• Sub tropical

• Marine West Coast

• Steppe