Find where you live on the map in figure 39.7. In which major terrestrial biome is your home? Then, use the Internet to learn more about the ecosystem(s) near your home. In what ways do your surroundings differ from the biome description in section 39.3? In what ways are they the same?

Figure 39.7

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O Tropical and subtropical grasslands, Tropical and subtropical rain forests Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests O Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests O Temperate deciduous forests savannas, and shrublands O Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Flooded grasslands and savannas Montane grasslands and shrublands Mediterranean shrublands (chaparral) O Deserts and dry shrublands O Water bodies VO Rock and ice Temperate coniferous forests /O Boreal forests/taiga Tundra -30°N-- Equator- -30°S