• Habitat - World Book Encyclopedia
• Biomes - World Book Encyclopedia

Great Web Sites

• Zoom - Habitats
  Explore lots of different habitats. Print out coloring sheet with facts about dozens of animals from each habitat.
• Tour of Biomes
  Short introductions to 6 biomes: Tropical rain forest, Tropical Savannah, Mid-Latitude Deciduous forest, Desert, Subarctic Taiga, and Polar Tundra. Part of a larger learning site about Earth Systems for K-12 students.
  
• Biomes of the World
  Great introduction to 6 biomes: Rainforest, Taiga, Desert, Tundra, Grassland and Temperate. Sections on Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems also. Created by the Missouri Botanical Gardens for elementary school students.
• The World's Biomes
  Explore the world's biomes: Aquatic, Forests, Grasslands, Tundras and Deserts. Learn why they are important.
• Biodiversity: From Sea to Shining Sea
• Explore 13 different eco-regions in the US. Includes: Prairies, Everglades, Pacific rainforests, Rocky Mountains.
• The Biomes of the World
  A nice summary of the basic characteristics of land and water biomes.
• Namib: Africa's Burning Shore
  From PBS, explore Africa's burning desert shoreline where it meets the icy Atlantic Ocean.
• CyberZoo
  Your key to the biomes. Lists of animals in different biomes. Answers to common questions about biomes.

Explore these individual habitats:

Deserts | Temperate Forests | Rain Forests |Grasslands | Polar | Mountains | Seashore

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