Climate and Vegetation

The climate is...

• The typical weather in a specific place over a long period of time.

• today´s weather

Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are...

• cold all year

• always warm

• warm in summer and cold in winter

Which Biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Tundra

Which biome is the driest?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Taiga
• Rainforest

Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Grasslands
• Taiga

Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?

• Taiga
• Temperate Forest
• Tundra
• Grasslands

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

• Taiga
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

• cold and wet 
• warm and dry 
• cold and dry 
• warm and wet 

What climate zone is represented in this picture?

• Humid Subtropical

• Tropical Wet

• Mediterranean

• Tropical Wet and Dry

• Arid

What climate zone is represented on this map?

• Humid Subtropical

• Tropical Wet

• Tropical Wet and Dry

• Mediterranean

• Semiarid