Land Biomes

5. An angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the poles.
7. Biome found in middle latitudes near the equator; receives less than 25cm of precipitation each year. Soil is dry.
8. Biome found in mid to high latitudes; 75 to 150cm of precipitation per year; all four seasons occur in which many trees lose their leaves
9. Biome found in middle latitudes near the equator; receives up to 400cm of precipitation each year. Stays relatively warm all year.
12. Biome found in northern latitudes but lower than the tundra, winters are long and cold, summers are short. Coniferous trees grow here
14. Term to describe trees that bear cones; usually these keep their needle-like or scale-like leaves all year giving them the name evergreens. Ex: Pine, Spruce, Fir

1. Biome found in mid to higher latitudes; receives 50 to 90cm of precipitation per year, which cannot support the growth of trees; topsoil is rich in nutients
2. Geographical regions that are similar in climate as well as the plants and animals
3. Biome Found in northern latitudes; no trees grow here; receives less than 25cm of precipitation per year. Known as the frozen desert.
4. Frozen layer of soil found in the tundra
6. Biome found in higher latitudes; averages 200cm of precipitation each year; contains coniferous trees.
10. Water that falls from clouds to Earth surface; ex. Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
11. The overall trends in weather, temperature and amounts of precipitation
13. Term to describe trees and other plants that lose their leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring. Ex: Oak, Maple, Beech