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Definition
| Large Scale Biological communities shaped by their particular environment. |
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Term
Tropical Forest
Position?
Rainfall?
Temperature?
Seasons?
Plants? |
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Definition
Around the equator
High Rainfall
High temperatures year round
Low seasonal variation
Vertically Layered |
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Term
Hot Desserts
Position?
Rainfall?
Temperature?
Seasons?
Plants?
Animals?
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Definition
30* N&S of equator
Low Rainfall
Hot Days & Cold Nights
Little seasonal variation
Cacti
Reptiles, Insects, Small rodents |
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Tropical Seasonal Forests & Savannas
Position?
Rainfall?
Temperature?
Seasons?
Plants?
Animals? |
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Definition
Tropics of Capricorn & Cancer
Seasonal precipitation
Hot year round
Some seasonal variability
Mostly grasses
Large herbivores (wildebeests, antelope) |
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Term
Temperate Shrublands & Woodlands (Chaparral)
Position?
Rainfall?
Seasons?
Plants?
Animals? |
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Definition
Mid latitude coastal regions
Highly Seasonal Precipitaion
Hot summers, Cool winter & spring
Shrubs & small trees
Amphibians, birds |
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Term
Temperate Grassland
Position?
Rainfall?
Seasons?
Plants?
Animals? |
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Definition
mid latitude interior of continents
Highly Seasonal
Cold dry winter, Hot wet summers
Grasses
Large Grazers & small burrowing mammals
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Term
Boreal Forest (Taiga)
Position?
Rainfall?
Seasons?
Plants?
Animals? |
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Definition
Northern NA & Eurasia (largest biome)
Wet near coasts & dryer in the interior
Cold winters, Warm summers
Conifers
Large mammals & birds
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Term
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Position?
Rainfall?
Seasons?
Plants?
Animals? |
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Definition
Mid latitude
All seasons
Average Winters, Hot humid summers
Decidous Trees
mammals & birds
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Tundra
Position?
Rainfall?
Seasons?
Plants?
Animals? |
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Definition
Artic
low
Cold winter, cool summer
herbaceous
large mammals & migratory birds |
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Temperate Coniferous Forest
Position?
Rainfall?
Temperature?
Seasons?
Plants? |
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Definition
Mid latitude Coastal
High Precipitation
Mild temperatures
low seasonal variation
Conifers |
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