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13 Cards in this Set
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Vegetation |
Plant life |
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Forest Vegetation |
Exists in highland, temperate, and tropical climates. |
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Grasslands Vegetation |
Exists in highland, temperate, and tropical climates. |
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Desert Vegetation |
Cactus and scrub bush grow here, but little else. |
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Tundra Vegetation |
Includes lichens, mosses, algae, and- briefly in the short summers-wild flowers. |
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Tropical Rain Forests |
Marked by lofty broad-leafed evergreens forming a continuous canopy. |
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Deciduous Forests |
Trees that shed their leaves in autumn. Found in temperate climates. |
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Evergreen Forests |
Trees with leaves that stay green year-round. exist throughout the temperate latitudes. |
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Humid Temperature Grasslands |
Grasslands that grow on flat or rolling plains in fertile areas suitable for growing grain. |
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Dry Temperate Grasslands |
Grasslands well suited for grazing. |
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Tropical Grasslands |
Grasslands that grow in lowland areas of the Topics. |
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Desert |
Very dry, barren land. |
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Tundra |
Vast, treeless plain in the northern parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. |