- Found in the northernmost regions of North America, characterized by permafrost and low temperatures
- Vegetation: mosses, lichens, low-growing shrubs, stunted trees
- Animals: Caribou, musk oxen, arctic wolves, polar bears
2. Boreal Forest (Taiga):
- Stretches across Canada and Alaska
- Vegetation: Coniferous trees such as spruce, fir, pine
- Animals: Moose, bears, lynx, wolves, wolverines
3. Temperate Deciduous Forest:
- Covers much of the eastern United States and parts of Canada
- Vegetation: Deciduous trees like oak, maple, hickory
- Animals: Deer, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, various songbirds
4. Grasslands (Prairies):
- Found in central North America, characterized by vast open grasslands
- Vegetation: Grasses, sedges, wildflowers
- Animals: Bison, pronghorn antelopes, coyotes, prairie dogs, burrowing owls
5. Deserts:
- Located in the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico
- Vegetation: Cacti, succulents, sagebrush, creosote bush
- Animals: Rattlesnakes, lizards, scorpions, jackrabbits, coyotes, desert bighorn sheep
6. Temperate Rainforests:
- Found along the Pacific coast of North America
- Vegetation: Coniferous trees like Douglas fir, redwood, western hemlock
- Animals: Roosevelt elk, black bears, marmots, bald eagles, various salmon species
7. Mediterranean climate:
- Found in California and parts of Chile.
- Vegetation: Oak woodlands, chaparral, coastal sage scrub
- Animals: California condor, mule deer, bobcats, rattlesnakes.
8. Tropical Rainforests:
- Limited to small areas in southern Florida, Central America and parts of Mexico
- Vegetation: Lush vegetation, including tall trees, broad-leaved plants, epiphytes
- Animals: Monkeys, sloths, anteaters, parrots, toucans, jaguars, ocelots