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Biomes* of our planet:

Tropical Rainforest (Jungle)DesertTundra

Coniferous Forest (Taiga)High Mountain BiomeSavannah grasslandTemperate Grassland (Steppe) Deciduous Forest Mediterranean Biome

* Biome is a large area of the planet that shares climate, vegetation, soil,landscape, fauna)

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TROPICAL RAINFOREST(JUNGLE BIOME)

Equatorial climate

High (around 27C) and constant temperatures

Abundant and constant precipitations

Large rivers

Great diversity of plants

Great diversity of animal species (especially birds

and insects)

Sparsely populated. Inhabibitated by tribespeople

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Main jungles in the world

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DESERT Arid area

Almost nonexistent precipitations

Temperatures vary greatly between day and night

Very poor vegetation and fauna, limited to the oasis

Two kinds of desertsHot deserts:

Around the tropics (Sahara is the most important)

Very high daily temperatures (around 50 C)Cold deserts:

Although the summer temperature is high, they getcold winters (around -10 C)Gobi desert, in Mongolia, is the most important

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Main deserts in the world

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The savannah in the world

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TEMPERATE GRASSLAND

Also kwown as Steppe

Big areas in Asia

Cold and wet

Grasses, bushes and few trees

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Temperate grassland

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DECIDUOUS FOREST

Mild tempertures all the year because

of the influence of the ocean

Oceanic climate Abundant precipitations in all seasons

Fertile soils

High density of population

Deciduous trees: oaks, beechs

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Mediterranean landscape in the world

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Coniferous Forest (Taiga)

Cold temperatures and snow

Coniferous Trees

Pinetree

Fir

Cedar Evergreen trees

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Coniferous Forest (Tagia)

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Low Temperatures Areas of permanent ice

Vegetation: mosses and lichens

Scarcely population

Polar bears, Artic foxes

TUNDRA

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TUNDRA

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HIGH MOUNTAIN AREA

Cold and damp (wet)

Extreme cold temperatures

Rain and snow -0,6 C per 100 metres

Different vegetation in different levels

Himalayas, Andes, Alps, etc.

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World map of the high mountain areas