| A | B |
|---|
| Tropical Rain Forest | Climate: Hot and wet all year |
| Tropical Rain Forest | Plant Life: Thick trees, broad leaves - Trees stay green all year |
| Tropical Grassland | Climate: Hot all year - Wet and dry seasons |
| Tropical Grassland | Plant Life: Tall grasses - Some trees |
| Mediterranean | Climate: Hot, dry summers - Cool-to-mild winters |
| Mediterranean | Plant Life: Open forests - Some clumps of trees - Many shrubs, herbs, grasses |
| Temperate Forest | Climate: Warm summers - Cold-to-cool winters |
| Temperate Forest | Plant Life: Mixed forests; some trees lose leaves in winter, others stay green all year |
| Cool Forest | Climate: Cool-to-mild summers - Long, cold winters |
| Cool Forest | Plant Life: Mostly trees with needles; stay green all year; some trees lose leaves in winter |
| Cool Grassland | Climate: Warm summers - Cool winters - Drier than forest regions |
| Cool Grassland | Plant Life: Prairies: Tall, thick grass - Higher lands: Shorter grass |
| Desert | Climate: Hot all year - Very little rain |
| Desert | Plant Life: Sand or bare soil, few plants - May have cactus, some grass and bushes |
| Tundra | Climate: Short, cool summers - Long, cold winters - Little rain or snow |
| Tundra | Plant Life: Rolling plains: No trees - Some patches of moss, short grass, flowering plants |
| Arctic | Climate: Very cold - Covered in ice all year |
| Arctic | Plant Life: None |
| High Mountain | Climate: Varies, depending on altitude |
| High Mountain | Plant Life: Varies, depending on altitude |
