{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/geo-biomes",
 "id": "geo-biomes",
 "title": "Biomes of the World",
 "category": "geography",
 "subject": "Geography",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "The major habitats of Earth, their climate, plants and where they are found.",
 "tags": [
  "biomes",
  "ecosystems",
  "climate"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Biome",
 "backLabel": "Description",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Tropical rainforest",
   "Hot and wet all year, tall trees and the most kinds of life; found in the Amazon, Congo and Southeast Asia"
  ],
  [
   "Savanna",
   "Warm grassland with scattered trees and wet and dry seasons; found in East Africa and northern Australia"
  ],
  [
   "Desert",
   "Gets very little rain, with plants like cacti; the Sahara is an example"
  ],
  [
   "Temperate deciduous forest",
   "Four seasons and trees that lose their leaves in fall; found in the eastern United States, Europe and East Asia"
  ],
  [
   "Temperate grassland",
   "Wide open grass with hot summers and cold winters; includes the prairies, steppes and pampas"
  ],
  [
   "Taiga (boreal forest)",
   "A cold forest of evergreen trees, the largest land biome; found in Canada, Alaska and Russia"
  ],
  [
   "Tundra",
   "Very cold, windy and treeless with frozen ground; found near the Arctic"
  ],
  [
   "Alpine tundra",
   "Cold, treeless land high on mountains"
  ],
  [
   "Chaparral (Mediterranean scrub)",
   "Hot dry summers, mild wet winters and shrubs; found in California and around the Mediterranean"
  ],
  [
   "Coral reef",
   "Warm, shallow ocean habitat built by tiny animals called corals"
  ],
  [
   "Open ocean",
   "Deep salt water habitat that covers most of the Earth"
  ],
  [
   "Freshwater biome",
   "Rivers, lakes and ponds with little salt in the water"
  ],
  [
   "Wetland",
   "Land covered with water for much of the year, like marshes and swamps"
  ],
  [
   "Mangrove forest",
   "Salt-tolerant trees growing in shallow water along tropical coasts"
  ],
  [
   "Estuary",
   "A place where a river meets the sea and fresh and salt water mix"
  ],
  [
   "Polar ice",
   "Land and sea covered with ice year-round at the poles"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome is the Amazon?",
   "Tropical rainforest"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome is the Serengeti?",
   "Savanna"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome is the Sahara?",
   "Desert"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has permafrost?",
   "Tundra"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has the most biodiversity on land?",
   "Tropical rainforest"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has pines, spruces and firs across northern Canada and Russia?",
   "Taiga"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome is the Great Plains of North America?",
   "Temperate grassland"
  ],
  [
   "What are the grasslands of Eurasia called?",
   "Steppes"
  ],
  [
   "What are the grasslands of South America called?",
   "Pampas"
  ],
  [
   "What are the grasslands of North America called?",
   "Prairies"
  ],
  [
   "What are the layers of a rainforest, from top to bottom?",
   "Emergent layer, canopy, understory, forest floor"
  ],
  [
   "What is a biome?",
   "A large region with a similar climate and similar plants and animals"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has polar bears?",
   "Arctic tundra and polar ice"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has camels, cacti and lizards?",
   "Desert"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has lions, zebras and giraffes?",
   "Savanna"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has moose, wolves and spruce trees?",
   "Taiga"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has monkeys, toucans and orchids?",
   "Tropical rainforest"
  ],
  [
   "Which biome has deer, squirrels and oak trees?",
   "Temperate deciduous forest"
  ],
  [
   "What kind of biome is the Great Barrier Reef?",
   "Coral reef (a marine biome)"
  ],
  [
   "What kind of biome is the Everglades?",
   "Wetland"
  ]
 ]
}