Regions of the World | Location | Climate | Vegetation | Animals | People | Tradition |
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Tundra | Canada Russia | Very dry. Extreme cold/short summers. | Moss Lichen Very little Low/small | Polar Bears Seals Whales | Alvit Inuit | Hunt/fish use skins and bones Nomadic |
Northern Forests | Canada Russia U.S.A. | Hot summers Cold winters | Pine trees Conifers | Bears Wolves Deer Moose | Lapps | Follow reindeer. Use all parts of animals. Live in tents |
Prairies Steppes | Canada Russia U.S.A. | Hot summers Cold winters | Grassland | Buffalo. Rattle snakes. | Sioux | Hunt Buffalo/deer on grassy plains. Live in tents |
Mediterranean | France Australia Chile | Hot summers Cold winters with rain | Scattered woodland. Herbs and Shrubs | Goats | Greeks Romans | Farming. Very laid back in rural areas |
Hot Dessert | Egypt U.S.A. Africa | Very hot Little rain | Very little. Cactus Tumble-weed | Camels Snakes Scorpions | Nomads Bushmen Bedouin | Herd camels and goats. Live in tents |
Savannah | Kenya | Hot, dry winters. Wet summers. | Grassland Few trees. | Elephants Lions Giraffes Zebra | Masai Aborigine | Follow Herds of cattle. Live in grass huts |
Equatorial Rain Forest | Brazil W. Africa Indonesia | Very hot and wet all year round. | Evergreen Tropical rain forest | Tigers Parrots Snakes Spiders | Pygmies Tainos | Hunt/fish Live in isolated villages. |