Chapter Terms & Concepts

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A large, coniferous forest located in a far northern latitude, just south of the tundra.

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Taiga

Front

Which of the terms is: A large area of earth with certain mix of plants and trees that are adapted to similar conditions.

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Vegetation Zone

Front

Select the proper term: Found or living in a city.

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Urban

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Which of the terms is: A climate zone with very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow; a vast, treeless plain in the artic regions between the ice cap and tree line.

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Tundra

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Which of the terms is: Dry with little rainfall; a climate or climate zone with hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters.

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Semiarid

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A climate or climate zone with warm, rainy summers and cool, snowy winters

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Humid Continental

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Select the appropriate term: Vegetation or a vegetation zone of mainly grasses and scattered trees adapted to a tropical wet and dry climate.

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Temperate grasslands

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Select the appropriate term: A vast, grassy plain.

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Steppe

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A climate or climate zone with warm to hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.

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Mediterranean

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Select the appropriate term: Carried out mainly to provide food for farm families, with little surplus for sale to others

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Subsistence Farming