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ch 6 vocabulary
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| biome | a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animals communities |
| climate | refers to the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time |
| latitude | the distance north or south of the equator |
| altitude | is the height of an object above sea level |
| tropical rain forests | located in a belt around the earth near the equator |
| emergent layer | the top layer of a rain forest |
| camopy | the primary layer of the rain forests |
| epiphytes | are plants that use the entire surface of a tree as a place to live |
| understory | the bottom layer where very little light reaches |
| temperate rain forests | occurs in north america, austalia, and new zealand |
| temperate deciduous forests | where trees drop their broad, flat leaves each fall |
| taiga | the northern coniferopus forest that stretches in a broadband across the northern hemisphere just below the artic circle |
| savanna | a tropical biome dominated by grasses,shrubs, and small trees |
| temperate grassland | covers large areas ofthe interior of the continents |
| the chaparral | is a temperature shrubland biome that is found in all five parts of the world with a mediterranean climate |
| deserts | areas that have widely scattered vegetationand receive very little rain |
| tundra | a biome located in northern artic regions |
| permafrost | the deeper layers of soil in a tundra that are permanently frozen through out the year |
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