RAINFOREST
Rainforests are forests character
ized by a closed and continuous
tree canopy, moisture-dependent
vegetation, the presence
of epiphytes and lianas and the
absence of wildfire. Rainforests
can be generally classified
as tropical
rainforests or temperate
rainforests, but other types have
been described.
STEPPE
A steppe refers to a large flatland with grasses or shrubs
but without any trees. This flatland is usually found in
areas with a climate that is not wet enough to support
the growth of a forest although not dry enough to be
classified as a desert. Any trees located in these regions
are located close to water bodies such as lakes and
rivers. In some parts of the world, a steppe is known by
a different name. For example, a steppe is known as a
veld in South Africa while the North American prairie is
technically a steppe. Shrubs or grasses or both can be
found in steppes depending on the latitude and season
while, in some cases, a steppe can be a semi-desert.
The temperatures in these places range anywhere from
113°F during the summer to lows of -67°F in the winter.
Night and day temperatures also have great variations.
For example, the highlands of Mongolia can have day
temperatures of about 86°F while night temperatures
can go below sub-zero.
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TAIGA
Taiga, generally referred to in North
America as a boreal forest or snow
forest, is a biome characterized by
coniferous forests consisting mostly
of pines, spruces, and larches. The
taiga or boreal forest has been
called the world's largest land
biome. In North America, it covers
most of inland Canada, Alaska, and
parts of the northern contiguous
United States. In Eurasia, it covers
most of Sweden, Finland, much of
Russia from Karelia in the west to
the Pacific Ocean, much of Norway
and Estonia, some of the Scottish
Highlands, some lowland/coastal
areas of Iceland, and areas of
northern Kazakhstan, northern
Mongolia, and northern Japan.
PRIARIE
Prairies are ecosystems considered
part of the temperate grasslands,
savannas, and shrublands biome by
ecologists, based on similar
temperate climates, moderate
rainfall, and a composition of
grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather
than trees, as the dominant
vegetation type. Temperate
grassland regions include the
Pampas of Argentina, Brazil and
Uruguay, and the steppe of Ukraine,
Russia and Kazakhstan. Lands
typically referred to as "prairie" tend
to be in North America. The term
encompasses the area referred to
as the Interior Lowlands of Canada,
the United States, and Mexico,
which includes all of the Great
Plains as well as the wetter, hillier
land to the east.
SAVANNA
savanna or savannah is a
mixed woodland-grassland (i.e.
grassy
woodland) ecosystem characterised
by the trees being sufficiently
widely spaced so that
the canopy does not close. The open
canopy allows sufficient light to
reach the ground to support an
unbroken herbaceous layer
consisting primarily of grasses.[1][2]
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According to Britannica, there
exists four savanna forms; savanna
woodland where trees and shrubs
form a light canopy, tree
savanna with scattered trees and
shrubs, shrub savanna with
distributed shrubs, and grass
savanna where trees and shrubs are
mostly nonexistent.