HABITATS

Desert Habitat

Deserts cover more than one fifth of the Earth's land, and they are found on every continent. A place
that receives less than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain per year is considered a desert. Deserts are
part of a wider classification of regions called "drylands." These areas exist under a moisture deficit,
which means they can frequently lose more moisture through evaporation than they receive from
annual precipitation.
Arctic Habitat

The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. For example, the cultures in the region
and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. In recent
years, Arctic sea ice decline has been caused by global warming. Life in the Arctic includes organisms
living in the ice, zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals,
plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subarctic.
Sea Habitat

Much of the science covering underwater habitats and their technology designed to meet human
requirements is shared with diving, diving bells, submersible vehicles and submarines,
and spacecraft.
 Numerous underwater habitats have been designed, built and used around the world since the early
1960s, either by private individuals or by government agencies. They have been used almost
exclusively for research and exploration, but in recent years at least one underwater habitat has been
provided for recreation and tourism. Research has been devoted particularly to the physiological
processes and limits of breathing gases under pressure, for aquanaut and astronaut training, as well
as for research on marine ecosystems.
Forest Habitat
 A forest is a large area dominated by trees. Forests covered four billion hectares (15 million square
miles) or approximately 30 percent of the world's land area in 2006.

Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth, and form distinctly
different ecozones: boreal forests near the poles, tropical forests near the equator and temperate
forests at mid-latitudes. Higher elevation areas tend to support forests similar to those at higher
latitudes, and amount of precipitation also affects forest composition.

Forests provide ecosystem services to humans and serve as tourist attractions. Forests can also affect
people's health. Human activities, including harvesting forest resources, can negatively affect forest
ecosystems.
Recognize the habitat of each living organism in the following photos
How can each of the following living organism adapt to its habitat?
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