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TERM 1
Tropical Seasonal Forest
DEFINITION 1 Monsoonal Forests Teak-tree (patio furniture) Deforestation Lots of rain, then really dry Anthropogenic changes TERM 2
Tropical Savanna Tropical Grasslands
DEFINITION 2 Serengeti Fine ecology poaching of large animals (elephants and rhinos) plants have learned to regenerate in fires Brazil, India, Africa Rhinos! TERM 3
Midlatitude Broadleaf and Mixed Forest
DEFINITION 3 Indiana, Tennessee Michigan is here! Warm summers and cold winters White pine in Michigan anthropogenic ally altered Western Europe, China TERM 4
Productivity
DEFINITION 4 Sun and water decreases as you move away from the equator TERM 5
Needle Leaf and Montane Forests
DEFINITION 5 Boreal forests Elevation (lifezones) Deforestation Pine needles don't have to lose their leaves Canada, Rocky Mtns., Norway, Sweden, Finland Snow falls off
TERM 6
Temperate Rain
Forests
DEFINITION 6 Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall. Tallest Trees (Sequoia, Sempervines) Spotted Owl Contreversy Wettest Biome! Rains everyday! Productive TERM 7
Mediterranean Shrubland
DEFINITION 7 Breadbaskets Buffalo vs cattle Dry=short grass Wet=long grass Few original grasslands left. Why? Kansas should have short but water so now long Argentina, Texas-Canada, Ukraine, Spain TERM 8
Deserts
DEFINITION 8 A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Gobi cold air cant hold as much water late night cooling cause dew Cold and warm plant adaptations getting bigger Kalahari, Sahara, saudi arabi tempeature/no rain the cooler the desert the more productive TERM 9
Artic and Alpine Tundra
DEFINITION 9 Day length and sun angle fragile biome permafrost- permanently frozen soil Alaska, North Canada, Greenland, Norway, Iceland, North Russia
