Section 2:  Forest Biomes

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Key Terms:

• tropical rain forest
• emergent layer
  
• canopy
  
• understory
  
• temperate rain forest
  
• temperate deciduous forest
  
• taiga
  

Main Ideas:

• Major forest biomes include tropical rain forest, temperate rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate evergreen forest, and taiga
• Tropical rain forests have high rainfall and high temperatures throughout the year.  They are the most diverse of all biomes.
  
• Temperate forests experience seasonal variations in precipitation and temperature.  Their vegetation is adapted to surviving these changes.
  
• Forest biomes are threatened by deforestation through logging, ranching, and farming.​