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tropical rain forest (biome)

high year-round temperatures, high annual rainfall, found in areas throughout the tropical zone, supports rapid tree growth and high species diversity

tropical dry forest (biome)

warm/even temperatures, high annual rainfall interrupted by months of drought during which deciduous trees shed their leaves to conserve water

savanna (biome)

warm temperatures, seasonal rainfall, contains a mixture of grasses and sparse trees, found within tropical and sub tropical latitudes

dry, treeless, receives less than 25 centimeters of rainfall annually, extreme temperature variations

chaparral (biome)

one of the rarest, found primarily in dry coastal regions, experiences dry/hot summers and cool/moist winters

temperate grassland (biome)

also known as prairie, pampas, veid, or steppe; largely devoid of trees, has large seasonal variability in temperature, relatively low precipitation

temperate deciduous forest (biome)

wide variety in temperature and precipitation, vegetation comprised in four vertical layers: mature canopy, juvenile canopy, shrubs, and herbs

temperate coniferous forest (biome)

warm summers and cool winters, occurs where there is enough rainfall to support an evergreen forest, depending on location forest can range from extremely dry to extremely wet

boreal forest (biome)

located in high latitudes between 50 and 60 degrees, pow precipitation, low species diversity, low annual temperatures that promote permafrost

frozen, treeless, desert location between 60 and 70 degrees latitude, sparse vegetation, months of no sunlight

high altitude grassland and shrubal regions, spans most latitudes, supports vegetation adapted to intense sunlight exposure

unvegitated regions covered in ice, close to earht's poles, no life supported

dense settlement (anthrome)

areas of high human population density and intense urban land use, high nitrogen and carbon emissions, biodiversity dominated by introduced species

villages (anthrome)

rural human populations, towns, small cities, all with intensive agriculture, most food produced is consumed locally

croplands (anthrome)

cultivated lands that include low human population density, includes large areas cultivated to support humans elsewhere in dense settlements and villages