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Biomes and vocabulary review

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show Warm summers, cold winters, receives at least 50 cm of precipitation per year, trees shed their leaves and grow new ones each year  
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grassland   show
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show warm, rainy summers; very cold winters with heavy snow; trees produce cones with seeds that are eaten by many animals  
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desert   show
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show warm temperatures do not vary much throughout the year; very wet and humid; greater variety of species than any other biome  
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show extremely cold winters, warmer summers; windy; very dry; no trees, only low-growing plants  
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continental drift   show
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show a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms  
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show the tall leafy roof in a rain forest biome  
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show a second layer of shorter trees and vines in the tropical rain forest biome  
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desert   show
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show a grassland biome that is closer to the equator and receives more rainfall  
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show trees that shed their leaves and grow new ones each year  
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show trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles  
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show frozen soil in the tundra  
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freshwater biomes   show
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marine biomes   show
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show where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean  
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show the part of the shore between the highest high-tide line and the lowest low-tide line  
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show the region of shallow water below the low tide-line that extends over the continental shelf  
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