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ENVIRO Chao 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biome | a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities bi |
| climate | the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time cl |
| latitude | the distance north or south from the equator, expressed in degrees la |
| altitude | he height of an object above a reference point, such as sea level or the earth's surface al |
| tropical rain forest | a forest or jungle near the equator that is characterized by large amounts of rain and little variation in temperature and that contains the greatest known diversity or organisms on earth tr |
| emergent layer | the top foligate layer in a forest where trees extend above surrounding trees em |
| canopy | the layers of treetops that shade a forest floor ca |
| epiphyte | a plant that uses another plant for support but not for nourishment ep |
| understory | a foliage layer that is beneath and shaded by the main canopy of a forest un |
| temperate rain forest | a forest community characterized by cool humid weather and abundant rainfall where trees branches are draped with moss tree trunks are covered with lichens and the forest floor is covered with ferns te |
| temperate deciduous forest | a forest that is characterized by trees that shed their leaves in the fall td |
| taiga | a region of evergreen coniferous forest below the arctic and subarctic forest ta |
| savana | a plain full of grasses and scattered trees and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical habitats and mainly in regions with a dry climate such as East Africa sa |
| temperate grasslands | a community that is dominated by grasses has few trees and is characterized by cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of forest and a desert tg |
| chaparrel | a type of vegetation that includes broad leafed evergreen shrubs and that is located in areas with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters ch |
| desert | a region that has little or no vegetation, long periods without rain and extreme temperatures usually found in warm climates de |
| tundra | a treeless plain that is localized in the arctic or Antarctica and that is characterized by very low winter temperatures short cool summers and vegetation that consists of grasses lichens and perennial herbs tu |
| permafrost | in arctic regions the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil pe |
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