Biomes are major regional groupings of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) discernible at a global scale. Their distribution patterns are strongly correlated with regional climate patterns and soil type.
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Precipitation |
Temperature |
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Diversity |
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| Aquatic Biomes | |
| Biomes | Match the Biome |
| Biomes II | Science in the Rainforest |
| Map of World Biomes | World Biomes |
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Average monthly rainfall and temperature |
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Rainfall in mm |
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Temp in °C |
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A climatogram is a graph of the average monthly rainfall and average monthly temperature from a given area. The line on the graph represents the average monthly temperature with the axis labeled on the right side of the graph in degrees Celsius, and the bars represent average monthly rainfall in millimeters with the axis labeled on the left side of the graph.
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