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Hello, friends. Today we'll learn about the biomes.

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A biome is a huge region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of organisms.

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Four major biomes are tundra, forest, grassland, and desert.

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Let's learn about each one by one.

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At first, the tundra biome.

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Around 20% of the Earth's land surface is covered with this biome.

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The tundra biome is the coldest among all the biomes.

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The average temperature in the tundra is approximately minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Some lichens and small shrubs flourish in the Arctic tundra.

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Careful, polar bears live in the tundra.

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They are the largest carnivorous land mammals on Earth.

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Hmm, due to harsh climate, people do not prefer to live here.

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Now we're going towards the forests. There are three types of forest biomes,

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the rainforest, the temperate forest, and the taiga. More than half of the world's species

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of animals and plants are found in the rainforests. Ah, look at that cute monkey.

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Jaguars and monkeys, etc. can be seen here. Climate is typically warm and wet. Temperate

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Red forests have four distinct seasons, winter, spring, summer, and fall.

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You'll find various deciduous trees in this biome that lose their leaves in winter and

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bud new leaves in spring.

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Raccoons and red foxes are very common in this biome.

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The taiga is a forest of the cold and sub-Arctic region.

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Long, severe winters last about six months, with average temperatures below freezing.

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Mammals living in the taiga include bears and squirrels, etc.

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Let's move towards the grasslands.

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Grassland biomes are places that receive more rain than deserts, but less precipitation than forests.

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Most of the plants here are grasses and wildflowers, which don't need much water.

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In Africa, grasslands are called savannas, and in South America, they're known as pampas.

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The largest grasslands are in East Africa. Grasslands support a variety of species. For

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example, zebras and giraffes live in the savannas. You'll see foxes, skunks, etc. in the pompous

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grassland. Now we're going to see the deserts. Deserts. Deserts are the driest places on the

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earth. The low survival of the desert biome creates soil that is very dry and difficult

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for people to survive and plants to grow. Some deserts like Sahara Desert in Africa is hot,

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while others like the Gobi Desert in Asia is quite cold. In hot deserts, you'll often find

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cacti and sagebrush. Camel is the most common animal you'll see in a hot desert, as it can store

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lots of water. It's very important to preserve all types of biomes as each houses various unique

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forms of life. Show the biome types to your friends. Very good. Now you know a lot about

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biomes. Stay tuned for more videos. Bye-bye.