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- Biome
- A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
- Latitude
- The distance north or south from the equator; expressed in degrees
- Climate
- The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
- Altitude
- The height of an object above a reference point, such as sea level or the Earth's surface
- Understory
- A foliage layer that is beneath and shaded by the main canopy of a forest
- Taiga
- A region of evergreen, coniferous forest below the arctic and subarctic tundra regions
- Tropical Rain Forest
- A forest or jungle near the equator that is characterized by large amounts of rain and little variation in temperature and that contains the greatest known diversity of organisms on Earth
- Temperate Rain Forest
- A forest community (or biome) that is dominated by grasses, has few trees, and is characterized by cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of a forest and a desert
- Emergent Layer
- The top foliage layer in a forest where the trees extend above surrounding trees
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- A forest (or biome) that is characterized by trees that shed their leaves in the fall
- Canopy
- The layers of treetops that shade the forest
- Savanna
- A plain full of grasses and scattered trees and shrubs; found in tropical and subtropical habitats and mainly in regions with a dry climate, such as East Africa
- Chaparral
- A type of vegetation that includes broad-leafed evergreen shrubs and that is located in areas in hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
- Epiphyte
- A plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nourishment
- Desert
- A region that has little or no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in warm climates but cold deserts do exist (ex. Antarctica)
- Tundra
- A treeless plain that is located in the Arctic or Antarctic and that is characterized by very low winter temperatures; short, cool summers; and vegetation that consists of grasses, lichens, and perennial herbs
- Permafrost
- In arctic regions, the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil
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