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| High temp, high precip. year round; greatest biodiversity |
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| Dry region removed from ocean; Australian & Gobi |
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| Tundra; permafrost; few trees; long, bitter, cold winters |
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| Chaparral; Mediterranean climate; long, hot, dry summers |
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| Tropical Deciduous Forest |
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| Seasonal tropical zone; Vietname; wet/dry seasons |
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| Dry due to lee side of mountains; Mojave Desert |
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| Temperate grassland of America; once huge bison herds |
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| Dry continental margins; foggy desert; Atacama; Namid |
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| Temperate Deciduous Forest |
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| Eastern U.S.; great fall colors; hardwoods; cold winter; humid summer |
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| Temperate Evergreen Forest |
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| Many conifers & deciduous; winter wet; summer dry (Sierras) |
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| Asian grassland; largest; reindeer; Mongolian hordes |
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| Pacific Northwest; winter rain; lumber belt; coast Redwood |
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| Grassland dotted with oaks; many Hollywood movies here |
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| Major ecosystem determined by prevailing temp & precipitation |
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| Boreal forest of Northern Hemispheric temperature zone; largest |
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| African Savannah; large herds of hoofed mammals (lions) |
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| Frigid winters; no soil; high wind; polar bears; walrus |
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| Temperature & Precipitation |
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| Two main abiotic factors that govern biome type |
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| Major ecosystem located only in warm, shallow water |
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