KS2 Geography. Biomes. A short video for pupils aged 7 to 11 investigating two of Earth's major biomes - savannahs and ...

Grasses are often decay-resistant, and recurring cool, fast moving surface fires started by lightning at the end of summer aid in ... perennial shrubs. The tundra biome contains only about 3% ...

However, the boreal biome, which consists of coniferous forests such as pine and spruce trees and lies to the south of the ...

The climate in the tundra biomes is extremely cold - I mean seriously ... layer - being only a few centimetres - may melt during the summer months, leaving muddy pools of water.