Chapter 6: Biomes

amount of dissolved salt in the water

• salinity

• temperature

• density

• viscosity

Usual weather of a region over a long period of time

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Season

land that is almost always wet; classified as marshes, swamps or bogs

• wetlands

• deserts

• mountains

• forests

Cone-bearing trees (spruce, fir, pine)

• Deciduous trees

• Conifers

• Broadleaf trees

• Palms

Large area of the earth in which plants and animals share a similar environment

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Habitat

• Niche

several biomes with different climates may be found in this landform

• valley

• plateau

• mountain

• plain

sometimes called the "rain forests of the sea" because of the high biodiversity

• coral reefs

• mangroves

• seagrass beds

• kelp forests

Biome with high rainfall and biodiversity

• Desert

• Savanna

• Rainforest

• Tundra

Temperate grasslands

• Savannas

• Deserts

• Prairies

• Tundras

the force that causes fresh water to flow downhill toward the ocean

• friction

• gravity

• magnetism

• buoyancy