Land biomes

a region of the Earth characterized by similar ecosystems, including climate, geographical features and plant and animal life.

• biome

• climate

• tundra

• tropical

the usual weather of a certain area.

• Forest

• temperate

• climate

• grassland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an area of hot, dry land with few plants.

• grassland

• forest

• grassland

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a large area of land that is covered with trees; woodland.

• forest

• desert

• grassland

• tundra

a flat area of land in which grasses are the primary plant.

• forest

• grassland

• desert

• tundra

distance north or south of the equator.

• temperate

• latitude

• precipitation

• tropical

water that falls from the sky to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

• tropical

• tundra

• precipitation

• biome

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

having moderate temperatures, not extremely hot or cold

• tropical

• temperate

• desert

• latitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

of or similar to the tropics, the area near the equator.

• tundra

• desert

• tropical

• temperate

an area of cold, dry land with a flat terrain.

• climate

• biome

• tropical

• tundra