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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tundra | a vast, level, treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summeril |
| taiga, boreal forests | It is made up of conifers such as spruces and pines. The taiga has a very dense forest and has cold climates. |
| coniferous forest | forest populated by cone-bearing evergreen trees; mostly found in northern latitudes |
| mixed forest | vegetation region that contains both coniferous and deciduous trees. It is a transition zone between the deciduous forest and the boreal forest. |
| grasslands | A biome dominated by grasses and associated herbaceous plants. |
| savannas | a region of grassland with scattered trees lying between the equatorial forest and the hot deserts in either hemisphere. |
| shrublands | Tend to occur along coastlines, this biome have dry summers and wet winters, producing shrubs |
| mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub | characterized by dry summers and rainy winters. Summers are typically hot in low-lying inland locations but can be cool near some seas, as near San Francisco, which have a sea of cool waters. Winters are typically mild to cool in low-lying locations but can be cold in inland and higher locations. |
| deserts and xeric shrublands | is a biome characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture |
| flooded grasslands and savannas | a terrestrial biome. Its component ecoregions are generally located at subtropical and tropical latitudes, which are flooded seasonally or year-round. The common name often used is swamp. very wet to saturated soil moisture content in nutrient rich soils.in temperate—warm to tropical—hot climates. |
| riparian | is the interface between land and a river or stream. |
| wetland | is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on characteristics that distinguish it as a distinct ecosystem |
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