A biome is a region of the world characterized by its native life, environment, and climate. Temperature, precipitation (rainfall), and amount of sunlight all affect what type of life lives in a particular biome and can help define each biome. There are lots of different biomes around the world. For example, forest, aquatic (water), tundra, desert, montane (mountains) and grasslands.

To learn more about the different biomes go to BiomeViewer