Rural Environments - 5.1 (Biomes; Goods and Services; Farming)
Biomes
Tundra
- Found mostly in Northern Canada and Russia and the outer areas of Greenland
- Mosses, lochens and dwarf trees grow in tundras, and the Arctic fox can be found there too
Hot desert
- Found in Australia in Australia, Africa and the Middle East and the southern Americas and in India
- Has lizards, coyotes, thorny devil, desert tortoise and cactus type plants
Savanna
- Found along equator, mostly in Africa but also South America and Australia
- Baobabs, eucalyptus and bushes grow in savannas and elephants, zebras, lions and crocodiles live there
Coniferous Forest
- Found between 60° N and 40° N lives, in most of Canada and Russia
- A lot of fur spruces,cedars and birches grow here, with lynx, bears, owls, foxes, otters and rabbits live there
Deciduous Forest
- Found in North America, Europe and East Asia
- Beeches, mosses, ferns, mushrooms grow along with the bald eagle, bears, squirrels, platypuses and deer
Rainforest
- South America, central Africa and Southeast Asia
- Bamboo, coconut mangroves a d elephants, bat, monkeys, king cobra live there
Goods and Services
✩ Services - This is a job that the biome performs. Eg.: Regulating gases in the atmosphere, formation of soil and nutrient cycling, providing habitats
Farming
✩ Commercial - Uses large areas of land from which lower yields are obtained
✩ Intensive - Uses small amounts of land to produce high yields
✩ Extensive - A large area of land but little yield
✩ Subsistence - Produces enough to live off of using little equipment
✩ Pastoral - Raising animals for meat and dairy
✩ Arable - Primary focus is growing crops
✩ Mixed - Has both animals and crops
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