G6 - Vegetation Regions

Vegetation Regions

• Geographers divide the land on Earth into vegetation regions or areas with specific types of soil ,plants and weather patterns. They can be sorted into five major categories: Forest. Desert. Grassland, Tundra.and ice Sheet.

• Vegetation regions contribute to human life in many ways.For instant vegetation can help fight climate change.The Amazon Rainforest is a great example of this. It is the largest rainforest in the world. It is sometimes called the lungs of the world because the trees trap a lot of the world's carbon dioxide and produce a great amount of oxygen.

​​Forests

Forests are areas with trees grouped in a way so their leaves shade the ground. Forests can be found just about anywhere trees can grow, from below sea level to high in the mountains.

​​Grasslands

Deserts have almost no rainfall. Desert soil is often sandy, rocky, or gravely. Plant life is highly specialized to adapt to these coarse, dry conditions, with long roots, small leaves, stems that store water, and prickly spines that discourage animals from touching or eating them.

​​Desert

Tundra is an area where tree growth is difficult because of cold temperatures. Vegetation in tundra is limited to a few shrubs, grasses, and mosses.

​​Tundra

Vegetation Regions types

Grasslands are flat and open areas where grasses are the dominant type of vegetation. Grasslands can be found on every continent except Antarctica.

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Geographers divide the land on Earth into

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Why is Amazon Forest called the lungs of the world?

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Tundra is an area where tree growth is difficult because of

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The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world

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• False

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Deserts have almost no rainfall.

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• False