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| What and where are the Rocky Mountains? |
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Definition
| They are a massive chain of mountains that stretch from Alaska to central Mexico. |
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| What type of precipitation do the Rocky Mountains receive? |
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Definition
| Most falls as winter snow. |
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| What are the four elevational regions of the Rocky Mountains? |
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Definition
| foothills, montane, sub-alpine, and alpine |
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| What tree species are found in the montane regions of the Rocky Mountains? |
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Definition
| Douglas fir, white fir, Colorado blue spruce, trembling aspen, and lodgepole pine |
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| What are the two main post-disturbance species of the Rocky Mountains? |
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Definition
| lodgepole pine and trembling aspen |
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| What tree species dominate the sub-alpine regions of the Rocky Mountains? |
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Definition
| Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir |
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| What types of species dominate the alpine regions of the Rocky Mountains? |
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Definition
| grasses, dwarf willows, xeric shrubs |
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Term
| define the adaptations of whitebark pine to its habitat: |
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Definition
| it is able to tolerate dry, windy, and cold conditions where other tree species cannot establish |
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Definition
| wind-shaped tree form; it is stunted, bent and crooked from high winds |
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