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WGU IOC4 - Module 9
Ecosystems
Question | Answer |
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Desert | Limited water (less than 30 cm of annual rain). May be hot or cold year round. Others are cold at night. |
Subtropical | Areas immediately N and S of tropic zones. |
Grasslands | Seasonal drought, periodic fires, grasses are predominant vegetation. |
Arctic Tundra | Occurs in the far Northern Hemisphere, north of the taiga belt. The word "tundra" usually refers only to the areas where the subsoil is permafrost, or permanently frozen soil. There are two main seasons, winter and summer and trees cannot grow there. |
Deciduous Forest | |
Coniferous Forest | |
Alpine Meadow | |
Subarctic Lichen | |
Latitude |