4th Period Biomes by Christopher Lee https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt en-us 2016-09-21 13:03:32 UTC 2023-03-16 20:00:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Desert https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125479655 >Receives less than 250mm of rainfall per year
>Location dependent on latitude and global wind patterns
>Minimal vegetation 
>Deserts cover about 20% of the Earth
>Found in the lower latitudes 
>Four types- Hot and Dry, Coastal, Cold, Semiarid]]> 2016-09-21 16:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125479655 Temperate https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125479848
-Located in the eastern United States, Canada, Europe, China, Japan, and parts of Russia.
- Moderate temperature
- Average rainfall is about 32 in.
-Between the Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle
- Second rainiest biome
- High levels of humidity 
- Summer temperatures are mild ( about 70 degrees) and winters often get below freezing.]]> 2016-09-21 16:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125479848 Tundra https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125479919 -Extremely cold climate
-Simple vegetation structure
-Treeless regions found in arctic
-Covered in snow until summer
-Located in Northern Hemisphere
- Average temperature is 10-20 F
- Average rainfall yearly is 6-10 inches
-The youngest region
-Coldest of all biomes
-Short season of growth and vegetation]]> 2016-09-21 16:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125479919 Tropical https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125481307 > high animal and vegetal biodiversity 
> found in hot and humid environments in equatorial climates
> It rains virtually everyday
> Insects make up the majority of living creatures that live in the biome 
> Trees are responsible for most of the oxygen produced.
>Found in South America and Africa ]]> 2016-09-21 16:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125481307 Taiga https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125481883 1. swampy coniferous/boreal forest
2. high northern latitudes
3. largest terrestrial biome
4. short, wet summers
5. long, cold winters]]> 2016-09-21 16:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/clee31/chd3ntd7pwlt/wish/125481883