Vegetation Flashcards

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What are the 3 main types of natural vegetation?

A

Tundra
Forests
Grassland

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Describe what tundra is

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Only a few small tress grow here

Its very harsh for plant growth

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Describe what the forests are

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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

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Describe grasslands

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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

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