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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