every continent except Europe

Low rain fall, evaporation rate exceeds precipitation rate, varying temperature

High: 20c- 49c

Low: -18c- 10c

lizards, bobcats, birds, tortoises, rats, antelope, desert toads

cacti, joshua trees, succuulents

N.America, Europe, Siberia, south of polar ice caps

treeless, permafrost, soggy summers, cold&dark

-34c- 12c

Caribou, insects, polar bear, birds, wolves, salmon, trout

short grasses, shrubs, NO TREES

N.America, Europe, Asia

short moist summers, long cold dry winters

-54c- 21c

birds, wolverines, moose, beavers, deer, mountain lions

spruce&fir trees, deciduous trees, small shrubs

Africa, S.America, Austrailia

Hot rainy summer, cool dry winter

20c- 30c

 lions, hyenas, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, birds, insects

grass & scattered trees

Africa, Asia, Austrailia, S.&C.America

seasonal rainfall

20c- 25c

elephants, tigers, monkeys, koalas,

rabbits, frogs, spiders

deciduous&evergreen trees, orchids, moss

S.&C.America, S.Asia, W.Africa, N.E.Austrailia humid, hot, wet

24c- 27c

chimpanzees, bengal tigers, bats, elephants, sloth, orangutans, toucans, cobra snakes

broadleaf everygreens, bamboo, sugar cane

N.&S.America, Asia, Africa, Austrailia

 hot summer, cold winter, moderate rainfall, possible fires, fertile soil and grassland

-40c- 38c

gazelles, bison, horses, lions, deer, mice, coyotes, foxes, wolves, birds, quail, snakes, grasshopper, spiders

grass and herbs

Meditteranean, W.Coast of N.&S. America, S.Africa, Austrailia

hot&dry summer, cool&wet winter

10c- 40c

fox, jackrabbits, birds, bobcats, coyotes, lizards, snakes, butterflies

evergreen shrubs, corn oak

South of Boreal Forest, eastern N.America, E.Asia, Austrailia, Europe

well defined seasons (hot summer, cold winter, etc) -30c- 30c

Squirrels, rabbits, skunks, birds,

deer, fox, black bear

oak, beech, maple trees, shrubs

Artic, Greenland, Antarctica

 cold all year, snow, ice

-89c- -30c

penguins, krill, whales, seals, fish,

polar bears, artic fox

some vegetation