biomes

• what is a biome?

  a large, naturally occurring community of flora and fauna
• biomes occupy a large major habitat, usually forest, or tundra.
• biomes are usually based on their climate, relief, geology, soils, and vegetation.
• biomes are identified with patterns of ecological succession and climax vegetation.
• what type of biome is the British Isles?

  temperate deciduous forest
• temperate deciduous forests lose their leaves and are found in Europe and the USA.

  they have mild, wet weather, with a temperate maritime climate.
• deciduous trees are favoured by the UK's moist maritime climate.
• tropical forests are found near the equator, in Central and South America, and parts of Africa and Asia.

  their climate is hot and humid, and they contain more than half of the world's species. it is equatorial.

  the trees are mainly hardwood.
• the savannah biome is home to tropical grasslands.

  their climate is hot and dry.

  it is dominated by grass, scrub and trees.

  they are mainly found in central Africa, northern Australia, and central South America.
• deserts are the driest and hottest biome.

  the largest desert is the Sahara.
• the Mediterranean climate isn't too hot, or too cold.

  they are found around the Mediterranean sea, near Cape Town, and in Australia.