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12 Cards in this Set
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Tropical moist
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rainforests, cloud forests, broad leaf evergreen trees
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tropical monsoon
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dry period where trees drop their leaves
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tropical wet dry
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has rainy season and distinct dry season, occurs in interior continent, ie African tropicals. Predominately grass. Tropics.
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Dry steppe
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predominantly grasses + shrublands
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Dry desert
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occurs in western coasts of continents, shrublands
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Midlatitude mediterranean
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winter wet, summer dry, broad leaf shrubs, oak woodlands, differs from humid subtropical in moisture
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midlatitude humid subtropical
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east coast of continents, deciduous broad leaf, southern pine forests where sandy soil
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midlatitude marine west coast
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winter wet (but year round wet because of proximity to jetstream), redwoods, differs from mediterranean by latitude
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Severe Humid continental
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broad leaf deciduous
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severe sub arctic
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higher in latitude than humid continental. colder, dryer winters than humid continental, boreal forests, tree lines
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Polar tundra
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at least one month where T > 0 celcius. low growing vegitation, no trees, permafrost
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polar icecap
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below 0 celsius year round, no vegetation, extremely cold and dry
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