What is a biome?

A biome is a region in the world with specific animals and climate.  Some examples are jungles, forests, and deserts.  Listen to a girl named Rain explain biomes in the clip below.

Types of Biomes

There are many different kinds of biomes on Earth.  Terrestrial biomes, or biomes on land, include ice caps, arctic tundra, alpine tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, rainforest, grassland, tropical savanna, chaparral, desert scrub, and desert.  Aquatic biomes, or biomes in water, include streams/rivers, lakes/ponds, wetlands, estuaries, intertidal, coastal, coral reefs, oceanic pelagic, and abyssal.

Pictures

Here are some pictures of different biomes:

You can look for more pictures by searching biome names at this website, which also has photos of the animals that live in each biome.

Know-It-All

Discover more about biomes all over the world!

*Discovery Assignment*

Choose a biome and find out as much information as you can.  You may find a printable copy of the assignment by clicking on this link.