A desert is a landscape or region that receives extremely low amount of precipitation, causing it to be mainly without plant life. The habitat has only little enough precipitation to have few plants and bodies of water such as oasis.

Deserts take up one third of Earth’s land surface and have a diurnal and seasonal temperature. This means that the desert is hot during the day and cool during the night. Many of deserts are formed by rain shadows and may sometime contain valuable minerals. Read more...

An island is any piece of sub-continental land surrounded by water. Islands can come in small shapes too and are sometimes surrounded by rivers or lake.

There are two types of islands the first being continental islands which lie on the continental shelf of continents. The second type is the oceanic continental island type that does not lie on the continental shelves. Read more...

Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the grasslands, shrublands and savannas by ecologists due to the similar climates and vegetation of the habitat. A steppe is an ecoregion in the shrublands, grasslands, and savannas without trees with the exception of those near lakes.

There are three types of prairie and these types are generally characterized by tallgrass prairie, mixed, or shortgrass prairie depending on the soil and rainfall. Despite harsh rains, prairies are resilient against soil erosion making great farmland. Read more...

A savanna is a grassland ecosystem known by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced for room. The room gives it sufficient light to energize the grasses. There have been mention of savannas without trees as well.

The open land of the savanna gives livestock the opportunity to feed abundantly. Removal of the grass also helps by boosting tree growth and reduces fire. Grazing also promotes the spread of weeds in savannas by the removal or reduction of the plants. Read more...

The shrubland, scrubland or shrub is a plant community that has vegetation mainly of shrubs but will sometimes have grass or herbs and such. A shrubland is sometimes naturally made or even man-made but is not a favorable habitat for people.

Shrublands consist of short trees or shrubs and and is used to describe a biome plant group. Many shrubs thrive on steep, rocky slopes and are open enough for other vegetation to grow. In order to combat droughts the shrubs have also adapted to conserve water. Read more...

Temperate rainforest are broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall. These habitats usually have an annual precipitation of 1400m.

Big coniferous trees mainly inhabit this place along with a few deciduous trees in the warmer spots of the rainforest. Other vegetations include mosses and lichens that help moisturize the rainforest giving it good soil as well. Read more...

A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that is within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator and experiences high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall. These rainforest are very warm and wet influencing the precipitation to cause poor soil.

Tropical rainforests have a wide range of biodiversity with a large number being indigenous to the rainforest. Rainforests are home to half of all the living animal and plant species on the planet. Two-thirds of all flowering plants can be found in rainforests. Read more...

A wetland is a land that has permanent or annual body of water that has a unique vegetation. The habitat has hydric soil, which supports the aquatic plants. Wetlands usually are to be used as water purification, flood control, and shoreline stability.

A river is a natural watercourse that flows toward another body of water or sometimes just flow into the ground or dry up. Smaller rivers may be called stream, creeks, or a couple other names, however they are all the same and still have the same function. Read more...