1-1 biomes Flashcards
1
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Boreal forest
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- 45 latitude
- 30cm~85cm, below freezing.
- Coniferous trees, wet short summer. Little light.
- insect, seed eating birds. Small mammals, moose.
2
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Temperate deciduous forest
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Eastern Canada, 23.5 latitude
- 75cm~180cm, temperature gap, distinct seasons. Fallen leaves rich soil.
- four layers of trees, light go through.
- fern herb mosses. Squirrels,
3
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Temperate rainforest
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Coast line with mountain
- 200cm. 5~25 yearly. Foggy
- tall trees, douglas fir, mosses, linchens, fungi.
- small mammals, birds
4
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Grass land temperate
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25cm~100cm 30~-10degree
-flat, rich, deep decay grass root. Scarce tree, limited rain fall, fire.
5
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Tropical grassland
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- 50~130cm 20~30 degree
- less rich soil, heavy rain, fire,
6
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Tropical rainforest
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- 5 latitude
- 250cm 20~25 degree
- poor soil, heavy rain, recycled, dark forest.
- diversity of plant and animals, layers of trees.
7
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Hot desert
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Every contients
- 23cm 7~38 degrees. Very little/large rainfall. Salty soil. Few plant, more reptiles.
8
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Cold desert
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Dry regions. Goni desert.
25 cm rainfall, -2~26 degrees.
Snow, spiny plants, erosion salty soil.
Small mammals, lizards
9
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Permanent ice
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Arctic greenland 50cm rainfall, -89 -30 14 3 Strong wind little soil fresh water Lichens drought 100 types of flower Fuckin cold here
10
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Tundra
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- upper northern
- 25 less cm rainfall
- 3~12 -20~-30
- permafrost, flat terrain, cold no trees.
- foxes, hares, butterflies, birds
