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Desert
Temp=38
Percipitation=250mm
Flora=cacti, short grass, succulents
Fauna=camel, tortoise, lizard, scorpion
E.g gobi desert
Grassland
Temp= -20 to 30
Percipitation =500-900mm
Flora =clover, wheat, barley, oats
Fauna =fox, horse, mice, spider
E.g great plains of north america
Savanna
Temp= 20-30
Percipitation= 800,1500
Flora= woody shrubs, grasses, palms
Fauna=grasshopper, zebra, kangaroo, lizard
E.g American pampas
Rainforest
Temp= 20-25
Percipitation= 2000-10000
Flora= vines, orchids, palm trees
Fauma= anaconda, bats, butterfly, birds
E.g amazon rainforest
Deciduous Forest
Temp=10
Percipitation= 750-1500
Flora= fir trees, oak trees, shrubs, herbs
Fauna= rabbits, bear, foxes, spider
E.g Northeast China Plain
Taiga
Temp= -40-10
Percipitation= 300-900
Flora= Evergreen trees, spruce, pine
Fauna= bear, beaver, wolves, tiger
E.g Russian Taiga
Tundra
Temp= -40-18
Percipitation= 150-200
Flora= grasses, sedges, shrubs
Fauna= polar bear, red fox, seal
E.g Iceland
Estuatarie
fresh water meets salt water
for animals to nurse their children
Hydrosphere
All the water on Earth.
Covers about 71% of Earth's surface
Includes liquid, solid (ice), and gaseous (water vapor) forms
Lithosphere
The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
Consists of tectonic plates
Forms continents, mountains, and ocean basins
Biosphere
all living things, plants and animals and microbes
Interacts with all other spheres
Supports diverse ecosystems
Includes both terrestrial and aquatic life
Atmosphere
The layer of gases surrounding the Earth
Climate, weather, greenhouse gas effect