A biome is a large region that has a distinct climate and combination of plants and animals. The earth itself can be considered to be one large biome. The earth is divided into two major biome types. They are the land and water biomes.
Many biologists then classify land biomes into six groups.
They are the tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, grassland, desert, and rain forest. The water biomes cover most of the earth's surface. It is the early 1500's and you have been employed by the Crown to travel on a ship being sent to the west in order to try to find a new passage to Asia. Your duties on this ship include reporting back to the Academy of Sciences and the king any new or unusual discoveries made on this journey. Since it is your job to report your findings back to the Academy of Sciences and to the king, you will need to write an informational paper describing your observations.