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Thursday 5 April 2012

where are the different biomes?




Tundra and ice: Tundra and ice is located at the top and bottom of the world. An Example of this is Antarctica. 


Tropical rainforest biomes: 




Alpine: Some places this this biome can be found in is, Canada, Nepal, Chile and Peru. 




Deserts: Deserts are found all over the world, we have one large desert made up of little ones, in the middle of Australia. They are called the Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria, Simpson, Gibson and Tanam. There is also many in America and other countrys. 




Grasslands: Some grasslands are located in Australia, India, Argentina and Russia. 


Savannas: Some savannas are located in Australia, Madagascar and India.

Marine: Marine environments are located all over the world because of oceans. Some oceans are the Indian ocean, located off the coast of Australia and South Africa, The Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of South Africa and Argentina. There are 7 different seas and oceans. The marine biome covers 3/4 of the world. 

Cold climate forests: Cold climate forests are located in, Russia and Canada as well as other places. 

Temperate forests: Some places tropical dry forests are located is, Madagascar, South africa, India and Mexico. 


References: 


Michael G 2001 Rainforest Climate, Savanna Climate
Available: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm
Accessed: 2 April 2012


Brian S Lees (Date unavailable) Desert Locations
Available: http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/blees/desert_locations.htm
Accessed 2 april 2012


(Name and date unavailable) Where in the world are grasslands?
Available: http://www.bcgrasslands.org/whereintheworldaregrasslands.htm
accessed 2 april 2012


(No name or date available) World map - Political
Available: http://geology.com/world/world-map.shtml
Accessed 2 April 2012


(no name or date available) Cold Climate Forest
Available: http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ccforest.htm
Accessed 2 April 2012
http://costarica201102.wordpress.com/trip-to-costa-rica-feb-2011/site-2-ensenada-nwr-and-gulf-of-nicoya/


(no name or date available) Tundra Climate
Available: http://www4.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/climate_systems/tundra_1.html
Accessed 19 April 2012


(No name available) 10 April 2012 (Himalayas), 18 April 2012 (Andes, Rocky)
Himalayas, Andes, Rocky Mountains
Available: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains
Accessed: 19 April 2012

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