Biomes Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Related ELA Standard: RI.6-8.1 & RST.6-8.1
A biome is a way of categorizing parts of the Earth's surface. When a part of land shares the same type of biome they can geographically be separated by vast amounts of distance, but the climate, general precipitation, soil, animal and plant life that inhabit it are the same or very similar. There are five major classifications of biomes these include: desert, forest, grassland, tundra, and aquatic (salt and fresh water). We often think of biomes in the sense of land (terrestrial), but there are also forms that are submersed underwater. The freshwater version helps maintain life on plant Earth as it is a vital component for life. These reading worksheets will explore all the major components of these regions of the world and help you better understand the significance and characteristics of each of them.
Biome Worksheets To Print:
The Desert - The extreme temperatures are not only super hot during the day, but also they are super cold at night. You already have a good idea of what the
desert is like. All deserts are very dry places;
deserts get only a small amount of rain during the
year. Some desert areas are so dry that they
receive merely a half-inch of rain per year.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest - Lots of beautiful trees
and animals. The temperate deciduous forest biome covers much of the eastern half of
the United States beginning near the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean westward to
the eastern edge of Texas.
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Freshwater - Freshwater is different from the salty ocean water;
freshwater contains less than one percent of salt. Other
biomes, like tundra, desert, and grasslands, cover vast areas of earth that are
measured in thousands of square miles but freshwater biomes can be as tiny as
a drainage pond that you see from the highway or the stream that flows under a
highway bridge.
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Grassland - The central portion of the United States
was once covered with prairie, the name given to a grassland biome
that gets more rain. Grasslands exist in temperate areas of the world. Temperate areas have a
medium climate that is not hot like rainforests near the equator and not
extremely cold like the area around the North and South Poles.
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Human Effects on Biomes - The ever-increasing human population
has lasting effects on all the biomes around the world. Aquatic biomes are impacted by humans through industrial pollution. In
the 1970s Americans realized how polluted the rivers and streams in the United
States had become.
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Major Biomes of the World - Scientists define some specialized
biomes but as students we can think about just twelve major biomes,
six terrestrial and six aquatic. Most of the United States is classified as temperate deciduous forest
biome.
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Rainforest - About six percent of the earth is covered
by rainforests. Even though rainforests occupy a
small part of the earth, they are home to
millions of species of plants and animals that
exist only in a rainforest environment.
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Taiga - The taiga biome is the largest terrestrial
biome on earth. This means that more of the land on earth is
covered by taiga biomes than any other kind.
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Tundra - In most of the tundra on earth the only plants
that live there grow close to the earth so they are not exposed to
the cold temperatures. Since most of Antarctica is covered with ice, Antarctic tundra occupies just
a small area of the continent and a few nearby islands. T
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What is a Biome? - We look at the ins and outs of biomes. All plants and animals, including humans,
share the space on earth. Just a quick look at some
plant and animal species shows us that every spot
on earth is occupied by a plant or animal that has
adapted to that type of habitat and lives well there.
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