11 biomes by Inuha Oreste https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv Oxford ebook 2.1 en-us 2022-02-08 04:33:36 UTC 2022-03-02 13:10:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Polar lands oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2036876657 Features:
  • Very cold and dry
  • Very little animal life
  • Almost no vegetation

Where is it found?
  • Northern polar region- the arctic
  • Southern polar region- the continent of Antarctica 

 Temperature:
North Pole                                         South Pole

Season-Summer                           
32° F (0° C)                                   

Season-Winter                                 
−40° F (−40° C)                                 

South Pole

Season-Summer
 −18° F (−28.2° C)

Season-Winter 
−76° F (−60° C)
]]> 2022-02-09 01:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2036876657 Tundra oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2036899031 Features:
  • Cold
  • Short growing seasons
  • No trees

Where is it found?
  • Found in high-latitude landmasses above arctic circle
  • Alaska 
  • Canada
  • Russia
  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Scandinavia

Average Temperature:

Season-Summer                             
 3-12° C (37-54° F)                        

Season-Winter
-34° C (-30° F)

]]> 2022-02-09 02:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2036899031 Boreal forest oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047426945 Feature:
  • Cold
  • Short growing seasons
  • No trees

Where is it found?
  • Canada
  • Alaska
  • Russia

Average Temperature:

Season-Summer
 -30°F and -65°F

Season-Winter
16-39 inches of snowfall has been recorded in the forest during winter

]]> 2022-02-15 00:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047426945 Mountain Vegetation oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047428473 Features:
  • Cold and windy
  • low lying  vegetation that won't be blown over

Where is it found?
  • found all over the world. They are usually at an altitude of 10,000 feet if not more. But they often vary in size.
Average Temperature:

Season-Summer
 10° to 15°C.

Season-Winter
it gets extremely cold and the weather is below freezing.
]]> 2022-02-15 00:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047428473 Temperate forest oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047429673 Features: 
  • Mild temperatures and wet weather
  • lots of trees and animal life

Where is it found?
  • Temperate forests are found across eastern North America and Eurasia.

Average Temperature:
The average daily temperatures range between -30°C (-22°F) and 30°C (86°F) with a yearly average of 10°C (50°F). Hot summers and cold winters are typical in this biome.
]]> 2022-02-15 00:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047429673 Grasslands oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047430569 Features:
  • Vegetation is mainly grasses that support many types of animals 
  • Can be very dry or very wet,depending on location

Where is it found?
Tropical grasslands are found mainly in 
  •  Sahel south of the Sarah 
  •  East Africa
  • Australia

Average Temperature:
Summer temperatures can be well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
]]> 2022-02-15 00:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047430569 Dessert oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047431444 Features:
  • Dry
  • Almost no plants
  • Often located in the centre of a continent (away from the coast)

Where is it found?
Hot and dry deserts can be found in 
  • North America
  •  Central America
  •  South America
  • southern Asia
  • Africa
  • Australia

Average Temperature:
Summers in semiarid deserts are long and have average temperatures between 21 and 27 degrees Celsius (69 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit)

Average winter temperature is between –2 and 4°C (31–39°F); 
]]> 2022-02-15 00:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047431444 Tropical forest oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047432733 Features:
  • Warm
  • Wet
  • lots of plants and animal life

Where is it found?
  • Central and South America
  • western and central Africa
  • western India
  • Southeast Asia
  • the island of New Guinea
  • Australia

Average Temperature:
The average temperature in tropical rainforests ranges from 70 to 85°F (21 to 30°C).
]]> 2022-02-15 00:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047432733 Freshwater oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047433841 Features:
  • Low levels of (or no) salt in the water
  • supports animal and some aquatic plant life

Where is it found?
The freshwater biome is found in every continent
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • South America
  • Antarctica 
  • Oceania/Australia

Average Temperature:
The temperatures range from 65 °F to 75 °F in the summer and 35 °F to 45 °F in the winter.
]]> 2022-02-15 00:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047433841 Marine oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047434685 Features:
  • Made up  of three zones that get colder and darker as the water gets deeper
  • Most marine life exist closer to the surface

Where is it found?
includes five main oceans: 
  • the Pacific
  •  Atlantic
  •  Indian
  • Arctic
  • Southern, as well as many smaller Gulfs and Bays. 

Average Temperature:
Marine biome experiences an average temperature of 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius).
]]> 2022-02-15 00:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047434685 Coral reefs oresteinu https://padlet.com/oresteinu/793rgbhyu3tskhbv/wish/2047435545 Features:
  • Found in  warmer waters
  • often close to land
  • filled with coral and aquatic life that depend on coral (such as fish)

Where is it found?
  • coasts of East Africa
  •  South India
  •  Australia
  • Florida
  •  the Caribbean
  •  Brazil

Average Temperature:
Many grow optimally in water temperatures between 73° and 84° Fahrenheit (23°–29°Celsius), but some can tolerate temperatures as high as 104° Fahrenheit (40° Celsius) for short periods.
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