ch. 47 biomes

Question 1

tundra

Answer 1

65 degrees north; coldest biome; permafrost; minimal precipitation

Question 2

alpine

Answer 2

similar to tundra WITHOUT permafrost; temps more variable; thin atmosphere (mountain regions)

Question 3

Taiga

Answer 3

cool moist forest; occur 50 to 65 degrees north; short summers bring rain; conifers; acidic soil

Question 4

Temperate Coniferous Forest

Answer 4

Occur below 50 degrees in North America; north japan, europe, continental parts of asia; conifers; less precipitation

Question 5

Deciduous Forest

Answer 5

Moderate climate; 15-25 tree species; moderate temp and precipitation

Question 6

Temperate Grassland

Answer 6

midwest US; blue-stem and buffalo-grasses; maintained by fire; lack of precipitation

Question 7

Desert

Answer 7

north and south of the equator from 25 degrees to 35 degrees; very little precip

Question 8

Chaparral

Answer 8

occurs on western edges of continents from 32 degrees to 40 degrees north to south of the equator; precipitation ranges (not a lot of precip)

Question 9

Savanna

Answer 9

tall, perennial grasses dominant; eastern Africa, southern south africa, and australia; rain is seasonal; maintained by fire

Question 10

tropical rain forest

Answer 10

most diverse terrestrial; extends north and south of the equator from 10 degrees north to 10 degrees south; lots of precip and high temps