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| located in humid tropical. Most complex ecosystem, thousands of plants and animals. Plants grow continuously. |
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| located in middle latitude. |
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| loses their leaves during certain seasons |
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| remain green year around (remember that pine trees are evergreen and are part of a coniferous forest -- pine CONES = coniferous! |
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| located in subartic -- mostly coniferous |
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| Mediterranean scrub forest |
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| sunny, dry summers. most or original mediterranean scrub forests are gone. |
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| found in Arctic regions -- little plant growth, no trees. |
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| water below the tundra level that stays frozen throughout the year |
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| a tropica grassland with scattered trees and shrubs |
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| Do savannas have distinct wet and dry seasons? |
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| What area do savannas occupy |
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| regions between tropical rain forests and deserts |
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| What type of animals do savannas support? |
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| greats herds of grazing animals |
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| Where are the savannas primarly located |
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| Africa, India, South America and Australia |
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| As the savannas increase, what type of lands are lost? |
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| What areas do grasslands occupy |
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| between temperate forest and deserts. |
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| Do grasslands usually have tree cover |
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| That are two types of grasslands |
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| What is a prairie grassland? |
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| tall-grass vegetation. Large wheat and corn growing areas. not much original prairies remain. |
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| What is steppe grassland? |
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| low and middle latitude regions |
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| How big are leaves on plants in desert regions? |
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| Are the root systems of plants in desert regions large or small? |
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| the process of converting sunlight into energy. |
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| a series of organisms in which energy is passed along through living things. |
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| a community of plants and anilams tha tfunction as a unit with the climate, soil and water of teh region. |
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