Have you ever seen an elephant rumble down the street in Wenatchee, Washington? Or have you heard of a polar bear living in an Arizona desert? Outside of a zoo - probably not!

Around the world there are many different areas called Biomes. The amount of water, soil, climate conditions, plants and animals that live there distinguish one biome from another.


Biomes of the World

Tundra
Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. It has poor soil, little rain and few trees. Artic Tundra and Alipine Tundra

Desert
About one-fifth of the Earth's surface is covered by Deserts. Hot and dry, semiarid, coastal and cold are four types of deserts.

Forests
Forests cover about one-third of the earth's land. Conifer (or tiaga) Deciduous, tropical rain and temperate rain are some different types of forests.

Grasslands
Areas that are too dry for a Forest, but not as dry as a desert are called Grasslands. Praries and Savannahs are two types of grasslands.

Marine
Covering two-thirds of the earth, this is the largest biome.

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Dewey Decimal Call Numbers:

  • 333.73
  • 363.7
  • 577

Magazines

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Ranger Rick

Online Databases

Britannica Online

Available in the Library

J 577.54 Deserts by Fran Howard

J 577.3 Forests by Fran Howard

J 577.4 Grasslands by Fran Howard

577.5 Deserts and Jungles by Michael Carroll
A guide to God's contrasting climates

Where do you live?

Pacific Coniferous Forests

Wenatchee National Forest

Lake Wenatchee

Smokey Bear

    Key Words
  • Habitats
  • Deserts, forests, tundra, savannah, grasslands, tiaga, and other types of biomes or habitats
  • Animal communities
  • Ecology