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Forest
A biome with a lot of trees, occasional hills and a fair amount of tall grass. Oak and birch trees grow in this biome. Mushrooms, tall grass, roses and flowers can occasionally be found. Forests can occasionally be generated as a technical biome in plains biomes. Chickens, pigs, wolves, and cows can spawn here.Oak and Birch Trees, Grass, Flowers, Tall Grass.
Desert
A barren biome consisting mostly of sand, large dunes, dead bushes and cacti, just like a real desert. Rain never falls in this biome. Sugar Cane can be found next to pools of water. It has been claimed that more hostile mobs like zombies and skeletons spawn in the desert than in any other biome; whether or not that is true, the lack of visual obstruction and contrast against the light-colored sand make them very easy to see at night. NPC Villages will often spawn, Desert Wells and Pyramids are found exclusively in this biome. Few animals spawn here.Sand, Cacti, Dead Bushes, Sandstone, Sugar Cane.
Plains
A relatively flat biome with rolling hills and a large amount of tall grass (more than in any other biome) but no trees. Gullies, water holes and NPC Villages are common. Chickens, sheep, pigs, and cows spawn here often. The occasional trees can be found, but rarely.Tall Grass, Grass, Flowers.
Swampland
A flat biome characterized by shallow pools of water with floating lily pads and clay, sand and dirt at the bottom. Trees are often covered with vines and can be found growing out from the water. Mushrooms spawn abundantly in this biome, which is good news for anyone with a bowl and a crafting table (to make a bowl if necessary) and stalks of sugar cane can be found along the shores. The colors of the water, grass, leaves, vines and the whole biome in general are much darker than in other biomes. The lily pads floating in the water present an obstacle to boat travel, as collision can easily break the boat. Sometimes, the dirt is missing in places and contains barren stone. Dead bushes can occasionally be found along shores.
In Beta 1.8 to Minecraft 1.0, there was a drastic color shift for water and grass at the border of other biomes, due to the very dark water and grass in this biome. As of version 1.1, the transition has been made less abrupt.
Oak Trees, Grass, Vines, Lily Pads, Clay, Mushrooms.
Jungle
A biome in 1.2. It features jungle trees that can reach 31 blocks tall and 2 blocks in diameter. It can often be found next to desert biomes. The landscape is lush green and quite hilly, with many small lakes of water often nestled into deep valleys. When inside a jungle, the sky will become noticeably lighter. This is the only biome containing ferns and the aforementioned jungle trees. Leaf "bushes" cover much of the forest floor -- these are actually single-block oaks with a jungle wood trunk. There is a huge amount of vines, which can be climbed if they are directly attached to another block, allowing the player to reach higher areas of the jungle easily. Caves in this biome are frequently filled with vines. In many areas, the greenery is so dense that the leaves form a canopy, where travel may be easier than at ground level. Ocelots, Cocoa Plants and Jungle Temples spawn exclusively in this biome. Occasionally a lake would appear above ocean level.Jungle Trees, Grass, Ferns, Flowers, Vines, Ocelots.
Tundra
A relatively large, flat biome with a huge amount of snow. It does not rain in this biome — it snows instead. Lakes and rivers are frozen over, and oak trees are scarce. Hills tend to be more mountainous. Sugar canes will spawn in this biome, but tend to become uprooted when chunks load because of the ice that spreads over open water sources.Snow, Snowfall, Oak Trees, Ice, Sugar Cane, Flowers.
Taiga
A biome with a lot of pine and spruce trees and dull gray-blue grass. Snowfall also occurs in this biome, forming snow and ice. Hills are common, and wolves are found in this biome more frequently than in others.Snow, Snowfall, Ice, Spruce Trees, Grass, Flowers, Wolves, Tall Grass.
Extreme Hills(My fav!!)
A highly mountainous biome with dull gray-blue grass and a few scattered oak trees. Cliffs, peaks, valleys, waterfalls, overhangs, lavafalls (not very likely), and many other structures exist, creating outstanding views. More underground cave systems are present here than in any other biome. Falling is a significant risk, as there are many ledges and sudden drops, often not visible, and the drops can be large enough to cause severe fall damage or even death. Extreme Hills are the only biome where Emerald Ores spawn.Oak Trees, Grass, Flowers, Emerald Ore.
Ocean
An extremely large, flat open biome made entirely of water, with underwater relief such as small mountains and plains which usually include dirt, sand, and clay on the sea floor. There is no maximum limit to the size of oceans[3]. Oceans have been seen to extend over 100,000 blocks in rare situations, but are generally less than 25,000 blocks long in any direction. (this is 25km, or 15.53 miles) Occasional small islands, which usually do not have larger vegetation such as trees, can be found in oceans. Epic caves are very common below sea level, and entrances to underground ravines can be found at the bottom of the ocean, as well as abandoned mine shafts (whose upper parts are mostly flooded due to the proximity of the ocean).Water, Sand, Clay, dirt.
I got this info from the minecraft wiki, and posted the most important parts. This is just a fun little thing to read about biomes, one of the coolest things about minecraft.
A biome with a lot of trees, occasional hills and a fair amount of tall grass. Oak and birch trees grow in this biome. Mushrooms, tall grass, roses and flowers can occasionally be found. Forests can occasionally be generated as a technical biome in plains biomes. Chickens, pigs, wolves, and cows can spawn here.Oak and Birch Trees, Grass, Flowers, Tall Grass.
Desert
A barren biome consisting mostly of sand, large dunes, dead bushes and cacti, just like a real desert. Rain never falls in this biome. Sugar Cane can be found next to pools of water. It has been claimed that more hostile mobs like zombies and skeletons spawn in the desert than in any other biome; whether or not that is true, the lack of visual obstruction and contrast against the light-colored sand make them very easy to see at night. NPC Villages will often spawn, Desert Wells and Pyramids are found exclusively in this biome. Few animals spawn here.Sand, Cacti, Dead Bushes, Sandstone, Sugar Cane.
Plains
A relatively flat biome with rolling hills and a large amount of tall grass (more than in any other biome) but no trees. Gullies, water holes and NPC Villages are common. Chickens, sheep, pigs, and cows spawn here often. The occasional trees can be found, but rarely.Tall Grass, Grass, Flowers.
Swampland
A flat biome characterized by shallow pools of water with floating lily pads and clay, sand and dirt at the bottom. Trees are often covered with vines and can be found growing out from the water. Mushrooms spawn abundantly in this biome, which is good news for anyone with a bowl and a crafting table (to make a bowl if necessary) and stalks of sugar cane can be found along the shores. The colors of the water, grass, leaves, vines and the whole biome in general are much darker than in other biomes. The lily pads floating in the water present an obstacle to boat travel, as collision can easily break the boat. Sometimes, the dirt is missing in places and contains barren stone. Dead bushes can occasionally be found along shores.
In Beta 1.8 to Minecraft 1.0, there was a drastic color shift for water and grass at the border of other biomes, due to the very dark water and grass in this biome. As of version 1.1, the transition has been made less abrupt.
Oak Trees, Grass, Vines, Lily Pads, Clay, Mushrooms.
Jungle
A biome in 1.2. It features jungle trees that can reach 31 blocks tall and 2 blocks in diameter. It can often be found next to desert biomes. The landscape is lush green and quite hilly, with many small lakes of water often nestled into deep valleys. When inside a jungle, the sky will become noticeably lighter. This is the only biome containing ferns and the aforementioned jungle trees. Leaf "bushes" cover much of the forest floor -- these are actually single-block oaks with a jungle wood trunk. There is a huge amount of vines, which can be climbed if they are directly attached to another block, allowing the player to reach higher areas of the jungle easily. Caves in this biome are frequently filled with vines. In many areas, the greenery is so dense that the leaves form a canopy, where travel may be easier than at ground level. Ocelots, Cocoa Plants and Jungle Temples spawn exclusively in this biome. Occasionally a lake would appear above ocean level.Jungle Trees, Grass, Ferns, Flowers, Vines, Ocelots.
Tundra
A relatively large, flat biome with a huge amount of snow. It does not rain in this biome — it snows instead. Lakes and rivers are frozen over, and oak trees are scarce. Hills tend to be more mountainous. Sugar canes will spawn in this biome, but tend to become uprooted when chunks load because of the ice that spreads over open water sources.Snow, Snowfall, Oak Trees, Ice, Sugar Cane, Flowers.
Taiga
A biome with a lot of pine and spruce trees and dull gray-blue grass. Snowfall also occurs in this biome, forming snow and ice. Hills are common, and wolves are found in this biome more frequently than in others.Snow, Snowfall, Ice, Spruce Trees, Grass, Flowers, Wolves, Tall Grass.
Extreme Hills(My fav!!)
A highly mountainous biome with dull gray-blue grass and a few scattered oak trees. Cliffs, peaks, valleys, waterfalls, overhangs, lavafalls (not very likely), and many other structures exist, creating outstanding views. More underground cave systems are present here than in any other biome. Falling is a significant risk, as there are many ledges and sudden drops, often not visible, and the drops can be large enough to cause severe fall damage or even death. Extreme Hills are the only biome where Emerald Ores spawn.Oak Trees, Grass, Flowers, Emerald Ore.
Ocean
An extremely large, flat open biome made entirely of water, with underwater relief such as small mountains and plains which usually include dirt, sand, and clay on the sea floor. There is no maximum limit to the size of oceans[3]. Oceans have been seen to extend over 100,000 blocks in rare situations, but are generally less than 25,000 blocks long in any direction. (this is 25km, or 15.53 miles) Occasional small islands, which usually do not have larger vegetation such as trees, can be found in oceans. Epic caves are very common below sea level, and entrances to underground ravines can be found at the bottom of the ocean, as well as abandoned mine shafts (whose upper parts are mostly flooded due to the proximity of the ocean).Water, Sand, Clay, dirt.
I got this info from the minecraft wiki, and posted the most important parts. This is just a fun little thing to read about biomes, one of the coolest things about minecraft.
