The chaparral biome is found in a little bit of most of the continents - the west coast of the United States, the west coast of South America, the Cape Town area of South Africa, the western tip of Australia and the coastal areas of the Mediterranean.

The chaparral biome has many different types of terrain. Chaparral has flat plains, rocky hills and mountain slopes. It is sometimes used in movies for the "Wild West".

Chaparral is characterized as being very hot and dry. As for the temperature, the winter is very mild and is usually about 10 °C. Then there is the summer. It is so hot and dry at 40 °C that fires and droughts are very common.

Fortunately, the plants and animals are adapted to these conditions. Most of the plants have large, hard leaves which hold moisture. Some of these plants are poison oak, scrub oak, Yucca Wiple, other shrubs, King Protea, trees and cacti.

The animals are mainly grassland and desert types adapted to hot, dry weather. The Chaparral is home to coyotes, jack rabbits, mule deer, alligator lizards, horned toads, praying mantis, honey bee and ladybugs.