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Biome |
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities. |
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Climate |
Refers to the weather conditions, such as temperature, precipitation, humanity, and winds, in an area over a long period of time. |
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Latitude |
Is the distance north and south of the equator and is measured in degrees. |
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Altitude |
Is the highest of an object above sea level. |
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Tropical rain forests |
Are located in a belt around the Earth near the equator ~they help regulate the world climate and play vital roles in the nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon cycles. |
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Emergent layer |
The four main layers above the forest floor are the emergent layer, the upper canopy, the lower canopy, and the understory. ~it is the top layer |
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Canopy |
Considered the primary layer of the rain forest ~the second layer |
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Epiphytes |
Use the entire surface of a tree as a place to live ~Ex- orchard |
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understory |
Very little light reaches this layer. -Trees and shrubs that are adapted to shade grow here ~below the canopy |
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Temperature rain forest |
Occurs in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. -Temperature rain forest have large amounts or precipitation, High humidity, and moderate temperatures. |
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Temperature deciduous forest |
Trees drop their broad, flat leaves each fall. |
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Taiga |
Northern coniferous forest that stretched in a broad band across the Northern Hemisphere just below the Arctic Circle. |
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Temperate grasslands |
Covers large areas of the interior of continents, where there is moderate rainfall, but still too little for trees to grow. |
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The chaparral |
Is a temperate shrubland biome that is found in all parts of the world with a Mediterranean climate. |
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Deserts |
Are areas that have widely scattered vegetation and receive very little rain. |
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Tundra |
Biome is located in northern arctic regions. |
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Permafrost |
Are permanently frozen throughout the year ~ The deeper layers of soil |
