Land Biome Vocabulary Grade 7

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Atmosphere

• Continent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A region found at far northern and far southern latitudes characterized by low-lying plants, a lack of trees, and long winters with very low temperatures.

• Taiga

• Temperate Rainforest

• Tundra

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A region of evergreen, coniferous forest below the arctic and subarctic tundra regions.

• Tundra

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• Taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A cone-bearing tree that usually keeps its leaves or needles during all seasons of the year.

• coniferous tree

• biome tree

• evergreen

• pine cone tree

A retion characterized by a very dry climate and extreme temperatures.

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

• Drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A region that is dominated by grasses, that has few woody shrubs and trees, that has fertile soild, and that receives moderate amounts of seasonal rainfall.

• Tundra

• Grassland

• desert

• Taiga

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A tree that sheds and regrows its leaves in response to seasonal changes.

• Deciduous Tree

• Evergreen

• Coniferous Tree

• Pine Cone Tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3