Biomes Flashcards

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Grassland

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a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.

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Taiga

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the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.

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Tundra

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a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

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Desert

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a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.

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Deciduous Forest

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Temperate deciduous forests or temperate broad-leaf forests are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year.

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Tropical Rain Forest

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a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy —called also tropical rain forest. 2 : temperate rain forest.

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