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Vegetation Zones
Question | Answer |
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tall trees with large leaves that remain green all year | broadleaf evergreen forest |
treeless plain with grasses, mosses, and small shrubs that are adapted to very cold weather | tundra |
vegetation depends on elevation | highlands |
forest with trees that have needles and cones; stay green all year and are adapted to cold climates | coniferous forest |
area with little vegetation (cacti and hardy, tough bushes) | desert |
small trees and shrubs adapted to dry climates | desert scrub |
trees that lose their leaves every winter | deciduous forest |
small trees and shrubs adapted to a mediterranean climate | chapparal |
grassland found in midlatitude climates | temperate grassland |
grassland found in tropical climates, usually associated with a tropical wet and dry climate | tropical grassland |
area covered by snow and ice; no plants | ice cap |
mix of coniferous and deciduous trees | mixed forest |