Climate influences the locations of biomes

Which biome covers any particular portion of the planet depends on a variety of abiotic factors
Temperature and precipitation exert greatest influence
Climatographs
shows an area’s mean monthly temperature and precipitation
Similar biomes occupy similar latitudes

- Each biome encompasses a variety of communities that share similarities
- 10 major terrestrial biomes: tundra, boreal forest, temperate deciduous forest,
  temperate grassland, temperate rainforest, tropical rainforest, tropical dry forest,
  savannah, desert, mediterranean