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Cold Climate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biome | a large geographical area with a particular climate, vegetation, and animal life. Biomes are made up of ecosystems, and can span multiple continents. |
| Taiga | a biome, or major life zone, in the Northern Hemisphere's subarctic region: found in Alaska, Canada, Finland, and Siberia, Russia and covers about 11% of the Earth's land. |
| Climate | The temperature range, amount of light and water, and other climatic conditions |
| Ecosystem | a community of living organisms (plants, animals, microbes) interacting with their physical environment, including non-living factors like air, water, soil, and sunlight, within a specific area |
| Migratory | Typically, an animal, fish, or bird that moves from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons. |
| Inhabitants | a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place. |
| Overgrazing | repeated heavy grazing or over eating plants over several years that result in deterioration of the plant community |
| Conifers | |
| Tundra | |
| Permafrost | a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions |
| Cold desert | a large, arid area with little precipitation, usually in the form of snow or fog that receive little precipitation, usually less than 25 cm (9.8 in) annually |
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