weather conditions including temperature, precipitation, humidity, and winds in an area over a long period of time

a large region with a specific climate and certain types of plants and animal communities

temperature, precipitation for today only

the height of an object above sea level

the distance North and South from the Equator

large amounts of precipitation, high humidity, and moderate temperatures. occurs in North America, Australia, and New Zealand

located in belt around the Earth near the equator. Always humid, warm, get about 200 to 450 cm of rain/year, strong sunlight year-round

use the entire surface of a tree as a place to live, use tree for support

very little light reaches this layer, most plants do not grow more than 3.5m tall, consists of herbs with large flat leaves

winters are long (6-10 months), have temperatures below freezing, found in northern coniferous forest below the Arctic Circle

the primary layer of the rain forest, can grow more than 30m tall, form a dense layer that absorbs up to 95% of the sunlight

consists of the tallest trees which emerge into direct sunlight, 60 to 70m in height

trees drop their broad, flat leaves each fall, dominant vast regions of North America, Europe, and Asia

temperate shrubland biome that is found in all five parts of the world with a Mediterranean climate, moderately dry, coastal climate, with little or no rain

located in northern arctic regions, winter is too cold and dry to permit the growth of trees, has permafrost

tropical biome dominated by grasses, shrubs, and small trees

deeper layers of soil, permanelty frozen throughout the year

areas that have widely scattered vegetation and receive very little rain

covers large areas of the interior of continents, where there is moderate rainfall, but still too little for trees to grow