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| what is the climate near the equator |
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| what is the climate near the Arctic Circle ? |
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| very cold, permafrost, tundra |
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| What is the climate between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer? |
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| temperate climate, with 4 seasons |
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| What is the climate between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn? |
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| temperate climate, with 4 seasons |
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| Which special-named lines of latitude are where the deserts tend to be located? |
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| Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn |
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| Which special-named line of latitude is where the tropical jungles tend to be located? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude is near where the tundra tends to be located? |
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| What are the names of the three types of forest biome? |
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| taiga, temperate, and tropical forests |
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| What is the usual name for TROPICAL grasslands? |
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| What are several names for the TEMPERATE grasslands ? |
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| Prairie (N. America), Pampas (S. America), Steppes (Asia) |
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| What biome is the hottest and driest (very low rainfall)? |
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| What biome is the coldest and driest (very low rainfall)? |
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| What are the 2 coldest biomes? |
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| What are the 3 hottest biomes? |
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| Desert, Tropical forest, savanna |
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| Which biome can also be called “jungle” or “rainforest” |
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| Why does the tundra have no trees? |
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| Permafrost—roots cannot penetrate |
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| Why does the savanna have hardly any trees? |
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| Too dry, not enough water to sustain trees |
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| Why does the temperate grassland have hardly any trees? |
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| Too dry, not enough water to sustain trees |
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| Why does the tropical jungle tend to have poor soil? |
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| there is so much rain, the nutrients in the soil get leeched away |
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| Why do some deserts have NO vegetation? |
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| Not enough water—some deserts get NO rain at all |
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| Why does the Taiga forest tend to have poor soil? |
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| It is so cold that dead plant matter decays really slowly; and the trees don’t lose their leaves every fall |
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| Is the savanna a grassland or a forest? |
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| Is the taiga a grassland or a forest? |
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| Is the jungle a grassland or a forest? |
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| Is the prairie a grassland or a forest? |
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| Is the pampas a grassland or a forest? |
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| Are the steppes a grassland or a forest? |
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| Are the steppes a tropical or temperate grassland? |
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| Is the savanna a tropical or temperate grassland? |
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| Is the pampas a tropical or temperate grassland? |
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| Is the prairie a tropical or temperate grassland? |
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| The Pampas is the name for temperate grasslands on which continent? |
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| The Prairie is the name for temperate grasslands on which continent? |
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| The Steppes is the name for temperate grasslands on which continent? |
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