Engage students with this interactive world biomes map where they can color in different ecosystems and create their own legend.

This task asks you to create a map key and color the world map based on where different biomes are located. Since I cannot physically color the paper for you, I will provide the correct Key (which color matches which biome) and a Guide telling you exactly which parts of the map to color for each biome.

Step 1: Create Your Key

First, look at the box at the bottom left of your worksheet. You need to assign a specific color to each biome name. Here is a standard scientific color code that works well for maps:

* Rainforest: Dark Green 🟩
* Temperate Deciduous Forest: Light Green or Yellow-Green 🟨
* Boreal or Taiga Forest: Purple or Dark Blue 🟪
* Grassland: Yellow or Gold 🟡
* Savannah: Orange 🟧
* Desert: Tan, Beige, or Light Brown 🟫
* Tundra: Light Blue or Grey 🔵
* Ice: White (leave blank) or very pale Blue ⚪

*(Note: You can choose your own colors, but make sure you write them clearly in the boxes provided in the image!)*

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Step 2: Color the Map (Region by Region)

Now, use your colors to fill in the continents. Here is where each biome is found:

#### 1. Rainforest (Dark Green)
* South America: Color the large northern area (the Amazon Basin).
* Africa: Color the central strip across the middle (the Congo Basin).
* Asia/Australasia: Color the islands between Asia and Australia (Indonesia/Malaysia) and the eastern coast of Australia.

#### 2. Temperate Deciduous Forest (Light Green/Yellow-Green)
* North America: Color the eastern side (USA/Canada border area) and the west coast.
* Europe: Color most of Western and Central Europe.
* Asia: Color the eastern coast of China, Japan, and Korea.

#### 3. Boreal or Taiga Forest (Purple/Dark Blue)
* North America: Color the broad band across Canada and Alaska.
* Europe/Asia: Color the huge strip across northern Russia and Scandinavia (just below the top edge).

#### 4. Grassland (Yellow/Gold)
* North America: Color the middle section of the USA and Canada (the Great Plains).
* South America: Color the southern tip (Argentina/Pampas).
* Europe/Asia: Color the area north of the Black Sea and into central Asia (Steppes).
* Africa: Small patches south of the Sahara.

#### 5. Savannah (Orange)
* Africa: Color the large areas just north and south of the central Rainforest.
* South America: A small strip north of the Amazon rainforest.
* Australia: The northern and eastern edges.

#### 6. Desert (Tan/Light Brown)
* Africa: Color the huge top section (Sahara) and the southwest tip (Kalahari/Namib).
* Asia: Color the Middle East, India/Pakistan border, and central Asia (Gobi).
* North America: The southwest USA and Mexico.
* South America: The west coast strip (Atacama).
* Australia: The large center interior.

#### 7. Tundra (Light Blue/Grey)
* North America: The very top edge of Canada and Alaska.
* Europe/Asia: The very top edge of Russia and Scandinavia.
* Greenland: Color almost all of Greenland.

#### 8. Ice (White/Leave Blank)
* Antarctica: Leave the entire continent at the bottom white.
* Greenland: If you colored it Tundra, leave the very center white. Usually, for school maps, coloring the whole island Light Blue (Tundra/Ice mix) is acceptable, but strictly speaking, the center is Ice.

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Final Answer:

Your Completed Task Should Look Like This:

1. Key Box Filled In:
* [Dark Green] Rainforest
* [Light Green] Temperate Deciduous Forest
* [Purple] Boreal/Taiga Forest
* [Yellow] Grassland
* [Orange] Savannah
* [Tan] Desert
* [Light Blue] Tundra
* [White] Ice

2. Map Colored Correctly:
* Equator Areas (Amazon, Central Africa, Indonesia): Colored Dark Green.
* Mid-Latitudes (Eastern US, Europe, East Asia): Colored Light Green.
* Northern Bands (Canada, Northern Russia): Colored Purple.
* Interiors of Continents (Central US, Central Asia, Southern South America): Colored Yellow.
* Around Rainforests (Africa above/below equator, Northern Australia): Colored Orange.
* Dry Areas (Sahara, Middle East, Central Australia, SW USA): Colored Tan.
* Arctic Edges (Top of Canada/Russia, Greenland): Colored Light Blue.
* Antarctica: Left White.