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Earth's Biomes Ten major biomes plus mountainous regions are distributed across Earth's land masses. At this scale irregularities in boundaries and local variation in biome distribution are not represented. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. 1
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biomes Chapter 10
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BIOME A LARGE GEOGRPHICAL AREA WITH SIMILAR CLIMATE, SOIL, ANIMALS AND VEGETATION MOISTURE-MAIN DETERMENANT
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TUNDRA
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Figure 10.27 Tundra © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 10.27
Although the growing season is less than three months and winters are harsh, tundra such as this in the Alaska Range supports a diverse array of shrubs and herbs. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
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permafrost
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TAIGA
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Figure 10.26 Boreal Forest © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 10.26
The Russian word for this biome is taiga , which translates loosely as ”little sticks.” © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
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TROPICAL SAVANNA
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Figure 10.14 Tropical Savanna
An understory of grasses with scattered trees typifies the tropical savanna of northern Botswana. In this biome, the dry season is longer, and less rain falls during the rainy season than falls in the tropical seasonal forest. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
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TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
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Figure 10.10 Tropical Rain Forest Climate
Although there is variation from month to month, rainfall is persistent and temperatures are continually warm throughout the year in tropical rain forests. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
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LATERITE
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TEMPERATE GRASS LAND
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DESERT
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Figure 10.29 Desert © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 10.29
Desert is the driest biome on Earth and occurs in tropical, temperate, and polar zones. Deserts such as the dry valleys of Antarctica (A), the Asian Gobi (B), and the North American Sonoran (C) support plant and animal species that are adapted to dry conditions and highly variable temperatures. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
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CHAPARRAL
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TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST
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Figure 10.16 Temperate Deciduous Forest
There is reliable rainfall year round in the temperate deciduous forest biome,represented here by a forest in central Massachusetts. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
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FRONTIER FOREST THESE ARE FORESTS WHOSE ECOSYSTEMS ARE LARGELY UNAFFECTED BY PEOPLE AND CONTAIN A MIX OF NATIVE TREES OF DIFFERENT AGES AND RICH BIODIVERSITY.
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