Vegetation Flashcards
What are the 3 main types of natural vegetation?
Tundra
Forests
Grassland
Describe what tundra is
Only a few small tress grow here
Its very harsh for plant growth
Describe what the forests are
There are coniferous and deciduous trees
There is the boreal forest which is the largest vegetation regions in the world
There is the deciduous forest which is in the southwestern ontario. Almost the entire forest has been cleared for urban
And there is the mixed forest which is a transition zone
Lastly the west coast forest that receives lots of precipitation calling it a temperate rainforest
Describe grasslands
Grasses grow taller in the wetter areas than the drier
This is called the tall grass prairie and short grass prairie
There is a transition zone called parkland between the grasslands and boreal forest