geography biomes Flashcards

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desert

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less than ten inches of rain per year

desert= a place where land loses more water than falls of precpitation

types of deserts- semi arid, cold

extreme temperature- 100’F at day and sub zero at night

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polar ice

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artic tundras temperature in the winter is -30
- summer it is 50

artic foxes, flies and even polar bears habit it

11.5 percent of the earths surface and is located in north america

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tropical rainforest

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there must be a warm climate

80 inches of rain per year

covers 1/2 of the earth with a temperature of 29’

the biggest is in south america

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tiaga

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located under the tundra w the second lowest temp

covers canada russia and many more countries across the globe

tiaga gets many precipitation days in the summer and it snows LOADS in the winter!

red foxes and brown bears inhabit it

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