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    Biomes Matching Table

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    The document provides descriptions of the major world biomes: - Tropical rainforests have high temperatures and heavy rainfall, covering 6% of the earth's surface and containing over half the world's species. - Deserts cover 20% of the world's land, experiencing high daytime temperatures and low rainfall due to sinking air that prevents cloud formation. - Tundra is very cold with low temperatures and dry conditions found in polar regions like Antarctica and Greenland where temperatures can fall below -50°C.

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    The document provides descriptions of the major world biomes: - Tropical rainforests have high temperatures and heavy rainfall, covering 6% of the earth's surface and containing over half the world's species. - Deserts cover 20% of the world's land, experiencing high daytime temperatures and low rainfall due to sinking air that prevents cloud formation. - Tundra is very cold with low temperatures and dry conditions found in polar regions like Antarctica and Greenland where temperatures can fall below -50°C.

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    The document provides descriptions of the major world biomes: - Tropical rainforests have high temperatures and heavy rainfall, covering 6% of the earth's surface and containing over half the world's species. - Deserts cover 20% of the world's land, experiencing high daytime temperatures and low rainfall due to sinking air that prevents cloud formation. - Tundra is very cold with low temperatures and dry conditions found in polar regions like Antarctica and Greenland where temperatures can fall below -50°C.

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    The document provides descriptions of the major world biomes: - Tropical rainforests have high temperatures and heavy rainfall, covering 6% of the earth's surface and containing over half the world's species. - Deserts cover 20% of the world's land, experiencing high daytime temperatures and low rainfall due to sinking air that prevents cloud formation. - Tundra is very cold with low temperatures and dry conditions found in polar regions like Antarctica and Greenland where temperatures can fall below -50°C.

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    World Biomes – Matching table Name:

    Biome name Description

    Tropical rainforest

    Tropical (savanna)
    grassland

    Desert

    Temperate Deciduous
    forest

    Mediterranean

    Temperate grassland

    Boreal (taiga)
    Coniferous forest

    Tundra

    Polar regions
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    Cut the following descriptions of the major world biomes and paste into the table on
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    High temperatures and heavy rainfall associated Deserts cover 20% of the world’s land surface. Hot
    with equatorial low pressure belt creates ideal deserts are associated with the sub-tropical high
    conditions for plant growth. Rainforests cover 6% pressure belts. Sinking air stops clouds from
    of the earth’s land surface. More than half the forming, resulting in high daytime temperatures,
    world’s species of plants and animals live in this low night time temperatures and low rainfall. Plants
    global ecosystem. A quarter of all medicines come and animals have to be well adapted to survive in
    from rain forest plants. these conditions.

    Coniferous trees are cone-bearing evergreens, This region includes the vast areas of grassland in
    retaining their leaves to maximise photosynthesis North America (Prairies) and eastern Europe
    during the brief summer months. Coniferous forests (Steppes), These areas experience warm, dry
    dominate further north because they are better summer and cold winters. Grasses can tolerate
    suited to cold climates. these conditions and this land is mainly used for
    grazing animals.

    Deciduous trees shed their leaves in winter to Cold air sinks at the north and south poles,
    retain moisture. The UK’s natural vegetation is resulting in very low temperatures and dry
    deciduous forest. conditions. The man polar regions are Antarctica
    and Greenland where temperatures can fall below -
    50oC.

    Countries in the Mediterranean regions enjoy hot, The tropical climate in these low latitudes is
    sunny and dry summers, with mild, wet winters. characterised by distinct wet and dry seasons. The
    This is due to pressure belts migrating slightly north dry season can be very hot and wild fires are a risk.
    and south during the year. Mediterranean Trees are adapted to survive the long dry season
    vegetation includes olives tress and fruit tress such drought. Violent thunderstorms can occur during
    as lemons and oranges. Parts of the world with this the wet season. Large herds of animals graze on
    climate include the Mediterranean basin, California, these grasslands, along with predators such as
    South Africa and parts of western Australia. lions and leopards.

    This area is characterised by low-growing plants


    adapted to retain heat and moisture in the cold,
    windy and dry conditions. These regions are found
    in northern Canada and across northern Europe
    and Asia. It is a fragile ecosystem that is easily
    damaged by humans and threatened by
    developments such as oil exploration and tourism.
    Animals such as reindeer are adapted to survive
    the cold.

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