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18 Cards in this Set
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Biome |
large region characterized by specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animals |
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Climate |
weather conditions such as temp, precipitation humidity and winds in an are over a long period of time |
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Latitude |
distance north or south of equator and is measured in degrees |
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Altitude |
height of an object above sea level |
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Tropical rain forests |
located on belt of earth near the equator |
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Emergent layer |
tallest trees and layer of a forest |
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Canopy |
primary layer of forest |
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Epiphytes |
plants that grow on trees for support |
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Understory |
trees and shrubs adapt to little sunlight here |
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Temperate rain forest |
large amounts of precipitation, high humidity and moderate temps |
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temperate deciduous forests |
forests with trees that drop broad flat leaves |
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taiga |
northern coniferous forest that stretches over northern hemisphere
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savanna |
tropical biome dominated by grasses shrubs and small trees |
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Temperate grassland |
prairies where not enough rain falls for trees to grow and grass grows instead |
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Chaparral |
shrub-land biome found in all 5 parts of the world |
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Deserts |
ares with widely scattered vegetation and receive little rain |
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Tundra |
located in northern arctic regions |
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Permafrost |
layers of soil permanently frozen throughout the year |
