biome characteristics

• • tropical forests
  • savannah
  • desert
  • Mediterranean

  all have different characteristics
• what characteristics do tropical forests have?

  • near the equator, in Central and South America
  • hot and humid
  • contain almost half of all the worlds species
  • hardwood trees
  • equatorial climate
• what charcteristics does the Savannah have?

  • hot and dry
  • dominated by grass, scrub and trees
  • two seasons are dry and rainy
  • found in central Africa
• what characteristics do deserts have?

  • driest and hottest
• what characteristics does the Mediterranean have?

  • not too hot or cold
  • found in the Mediterranean sea, near Cape Town