Term
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Definition
Amount of Sunlight
Precipitation
Temperature Range
Soil Composition
Wind
Severe Disturbances |
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Term
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Definition
colder at extreme latitudes away from the equator
north pole is only ice
south pole is antarctica
least variance at equator
large bodies of water stabilize temperatures |
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Term
Temperature Trends
(cold to hot) |
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Definition
Desert
Tundra
Coniferous Forest/Taiga
Temperature Grassland
Savanna
Chaparral
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Tropical Rain Forest |
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Term
Precipitation Trends
(less to more) |
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Definition
Tundra
Desert
Coniferous Forest/Taiga
Temperature Grassland
Chaparral
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Savanna
Tropical Rain Forest |
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Term
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Definition
| the richest soil is in temperate deciduous forest and has a rapid decomposition rate for detritus |
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Term
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Definition
| grasslands that were once riverbeds or ocean floors are rich in decayed matter |
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Term
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Definition
| most desolate soil is in tropical rain forest |
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Term
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Definition
| arctic is latitude and alpine in elevation, very little precipitation(too cold for snow), permafrost can be up to 1500 meters deep, 95% of carbon is inaccessible |
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Term
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Definition
| dominated by conifers, long winters/heavy snowfall, lots of ungulates(4-legged herbivore),glaciers are sometimes present, taiga is swamp forests in Russia |
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Term
| Temperate Deciduous Forest |
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Definition
| lots of variety and change, temperatures range is GREAT, precipitations range is GREAT, a wide variety of life adapted to seasons and microclimates |
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Term
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Definition
| most are located mid-continental, nutrient rich-soil, many burrowing animals, very windy |
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Term
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Definition
| temperate coastal biome w/ dense evergreen shrubs, trees are highly flammable |
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Term
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Definition
grasslands scattered w/ trees,
alternating wet/dry seasons,
drought is common,
animals are nomadic or migratory based on lack of rainfall |
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Term
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Definition
| GREAT temp. ranges depending on sun(cold night, hot day [key determiner]),around 30 degrees latitude(N/S), soil is usually sandy and porous |
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