page_title: Natural environment
section_title: Biomes
hierarchical_section_title: Natural environment / Biomes
caption_attribution_description: English: The main biomes in the world. &#160;&#160; Ice sheet and polar desert &#160;&#160; Tundra &#160;&#160; Taiga &#160;&#160; Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest &#160;&#160; Temperate steppe &#160;&#160; Subtropical moist forest &#160;&#160; Mediterranean vegetation &#160;&#160; Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests &#160;&#160; Arid desert &#160;&#160; Xeric shrubland &#160;&#160; Dry steppe &#160;&#160; Semiarid desert &#160;&#160; Grass savanna &#160;&#160; Tree savanna &#160;&#160; Tropical and subtropical dry forest &#160;&#160; Tropical rainforest &#160;&#160; Alpine tundra &#160;&#160; Montane forest Italiano: I principali biomi nel mondo. &#160;&#160; Coltre di ghiaccio e deserto polare &#160;&#160; Tundra artica &#160;&#160; Taiga &#160;&#160; Foresta temperata di latifoglie e mista &#160;&#160; Steppa temperata &#160;&#160; Foresta umida subtropicale &#160;&#160; Vegetazione Mediterranea &#160;&#160; Foresta umida di latifoglie tropicale e subtropicale &#160;&#160; Deserto arido &#160;&#160; Deserto e macchia xerofila &#160;&#160; Steppa arida &#160;&#160; Deserto semiarido &#160;&#160; Savana erbosa &#160;&#160; Savana arborea &#160;&#160; Foresta monsonica &#160;&#160; Foresta pluviale tropicale &#160;&#160; Tundra alpina &#160;&#160; Foresta montana Español: The main biomes in the world. &#160;&#160; Capa de hielo y desierto polar &#160;&#160; Tundra &#160;&#160; Taiga &#160;&#160; Bosques templados de frondosas y mixtos &#160;&#160; Estepa templada &#160;&#160; Bosques humedos subtropical &#160;&#160; Vegetación mediterranea &#160;&#160; Bosque húmedo tropical y subtropical de frondosas &#160;&#160; Desierto árido &#160;&#160; Matorral xerófilo &#160;&#160; Estepa seca &#160;&#160; Desierto semiárido &#160;&#160; Sabana de hierba &#160;&#160; Tree savanna &#160;&#160; Bosque seco tropical &#160;&#160; Selva tropical &#160;&#160; Pradera alpina &#160;&#160; Bosque de montaña 中文: 世界陆地自然区域分布。 &#160;&#160; 冰盖及极地荒漠 &#160;&#160; 苔原 &#160;&#160; 针叶林 &#160;&#160; 温带阔叶林 &#160;&#160; 温带草原 &#160;&#160; 亚热带雨林 &#160;&#160; 地中海硬叶林 &#160;&#160; 季雨林 &#160;&#160; 沙漠 &#160;&#160; 近沙漠 &#160;&#160; 干旱草原 &#160;&#160; 半干旱沙漠 &#160;&#160; 稀树草原 &#160;&#160; 多树草原 &#160;&#160; 亚热带干燥林 &#160;&#160; 热带雨林 &#160;&#160; 高山苔原 &#160;&#160; 山地森林 Polski: Główne biomy występujące na Ziemi. &#160;&#160; pokrywy lodowe i pustynie polarne &#160;&#160; tundra &#160;&#160; tajga &#160;&#160; las liściasty strefy umiarkowanej &#160;&#160; stepy &#160;&#160; podzwrotnikowy las tropikalny &#160;&#160; roślinność śródziemnomorska &#160;&#160; lasy monsunowe &#160;&#160; pustynie jałowe &#160;&#160; sucha roślinność &#160;&#160; suche stepy &#160;&#160; pustynie półsuche &#160;&#160; sawanna trawiasta &#160;&#160; sawanna drzewiasta &#160;&#160; las podzwrotnikowy suchy &#160;&#160; lasy tropikalne &#160;&#160; tundra alpejska &#160;&#160; lasy górskie Français&#160;: Les principaux biomes du monde. &#160;&#160; Inlandsis et déserts polaires &#160;&#160; Toundra &#160;&#160; Taïga &#160;&#160; Forêts feuillues caducifoliées tempérées &#160;&#160; Prairies &#160;&#160; Forêts sempervirentes subtropicales &#160;&#160; Forêts sempervirentes méditerranéennes &#160;&#160; Forêts de mousson &#160;&#160; Déserts arides &#160;&#160; Déserts et broussailles xérophytes &#160;&#160; Steppe aride &#160;&#160; Déserts semi-arides &#160;&#160; Savanes &#160;&#160; Savanes et forêts claires &#160;&#160; Forêts tropicales caducifoliées &#160;&#160; Forêts sempervirentes tropicales &#160;&#160; Toundra alpine &#160;&#160; Forêts de montagne Русский: Карта распределения основных биомов суши. &#160;&#160; Арктическая пустыня &#160;&#160; Тундра &#160;&#160; Тайга &#160;&#160; Смешанный лес &#160;&#160; Лесостепь &#160;&#160; Субтропический лес &#160;&#160; Жестколистные вечнозеленые леса и кустарники &#160;&#160; Муссонный лес &#160;&#160; Засушливая пустыня &#160;&#160; Полупустыня &#160;&#160; Засушливая степь &#160;&#160; Полузасушливая пустыня &#160;&#160; Травянистая саванна &#160;&#160; Древесная саванна &#160;&#160; Сухие тропические леса &#160;&#160; Влажные тропические леса &#160;&#160; Альпийская тундра &#160;&#160; Горный лес Українська: Основні біоми Землі. &#160;&#160; Льодовики та Полярні пустелі &#160;&#160; Тундра &#160;&#160; Тайга &#160;&#160; Листопадні ліси помірного клімату &#160;&#160; Степи &#160;&#160; Субтропічні дощові ліси &#160;&#160; Чапараль &#160;&#160; Мусонні ліси &#160;&#160; Пустелі &#160;&#160; Скреб &#160;&#160; Сухі степи &#160;&#160; Напівпустелі &#160;&#160; Савани &#160;&#160; Лісостеп &#160;&#160; Субтропічний сухий ліс &#160;&#160; Тропічний дощовий ліс &#160;&#160; Альпійські луки &#160;&#160; Гірські криволісся
context_page_description: The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to the Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate, weather and natural resources that affect human survival and economic activity.
  The concept of the natural environment can be distinguished as components.That is given below:
  First one-Complete ecological units that function as natural systems without massive civilized human intervention, including all vegetation, microorganisms, soil, rocks, atmosphere, and natural phenomena that occur within their boundaries and their nature.
  Second one- Universal natural resources and physical phenomena that lack clear-cut boundaries, such as air, water, and climate, as well as energy, radiation, electric charge, and magnetism, not originating from civilized human actions.
  In contrast to the natural environment is the built environment.
context_section_description: Biomes are terminologically similar to the concept of ecosystems, and are climatically and geographically defined areas of ecologically similar climatic conditions on the Earth, such as communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms, often referred to as ecosystems. Biomes are defined on the basis of factors such as plant structures (such as trees, shrubs, and grasses), leaf types (such as broadleaf and needleleaf), plant spacing (forest, woodland, savanna), and climate. Unlike ecozones, biomes are not defined by genetic, taxonomic, or historical similarities. Biomes are often identified with particular patterns of ecological succession and climax vegetation.
caption: Map of terrestrial biomes classified by vegetation
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