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Biomes
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Borders
• The dotted lines represent the borders between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
• Color the borders black
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Tundra• The tundra is the coldest
of Earth’s biomes• The ground is usually
frozen.• This biome has the least
biodiversity of any biome
• Northern Canada and Alaska are tundra.
• Color the Tundra light blue.
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Taiga• This biome is made up of
coniferous trees and is the largest of all biomes
• Summers can be sunny but temperatures rarely climb beyond 60 degrees.
• Most of Canada is taiga.• Color the Taiga dark
green.
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Temperate Rainforest• This biome has massive
amounts of rainfall and fairly cool temperatures
• The northwest corner of the United States is temperate rain forest
• Color the temperate rainforest light green
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Deciduous Forest• This biome has four
distinct seasons• Trees in this biome are
known for changing color.• The Eastern United States
and Western edge of Mexico is deciduous forest.
• Color the deciduous forest red
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Grassland• This biome if found on
every continent except Antarctica
• There is enough rain to support grasses and non-woody plants but not enough for large forests
• The grasslands used to be covered in buffalo
• The Midwest (middle of the country) is grassland.
• Color the Grassland yellow.
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Chaparral• This biome receives
more rain than deserts but less than forest biomes
• There are often forest fires here
• Parts of California are chaparral
• Color the chaparral brown.
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Tropical Rainforest• Tropical Rainforests receive
massive amounts of rain and have the greatest biodiversity in the world
• The eastern edge of Mexico, Central America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean Islands are all Tropical Rain Forest.
• Color the Tropical Rain Forest purple.
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Desert
• This biome is extremely dry and extremely hot but can be very cool at night
• The western region of the U.S., as well as Northern Mexico is Desert.
• Color the Desert orange.
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Freshwater
• This biome includes rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands.
• Our drinking water comes from this biome but only 2.5% of the world’s water is freshwater!
• The great lakes are freshwater ecosystems.
• Color the Freshwater Ecosystems pink.
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Salt Water• This biome includes
oceans, coral reefs and shorelines
• There are five major oceans around the world
• The oceans surrounding the continents are Marine Ecosystems.
• Color the Marine Ecosystems dark blue.