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Tundra |
precipitation: under <25cm dry soil: thin, nutrient poor soil, over frozen Permafrost description: strong, very cold winds with little precipitation, short & soggy summers |
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Taiga |
soil: low in nutrients and Acidic description: Coniferous forest with long winters and mild summers when the ground thaws -largest biome |
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Temperate Deciduous Forest |
soil: moist with moderately think topsoil, rich in nutrients (humus) description: 4 seasons (spring, summer, winter, fall) |
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Temperate Grassland |
soil: deep layer of nutrient rich topsoil; good for farming description: warm to hot summers and cool to cold winters |
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Chaparral |
annual precipitation: under <25cm dry summer & rainy winter soil: rocky, thin topsoil, low in nutrients description: mild, rainy winters & hot dry summers; Called plains; "western movies" |
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Desert |
soil: dry, often sandy soil, low in nutrients description: low in precipitation with extreme temperature changes (hot in day & cold at night) -Driest Biome |
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Tropical Savanna |
annual precipitation: 75-100cm 6 month rainy season (monsoon) soil: dry, thin layer of topsoil; porous; low in nutrients description: alternating wet and dry seasons with large number of herbivores & lots of migratory animals |
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Tropical Rain Forest |
annual precipitation: 200-400cm rains almost daily; long, wet season soil: moist thin topsoil that is low in nutrients description: located near the equator; called jungles or tropics |
