What are some foods that are only found in the rainforest
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because land gets cleared, land topsoil washes away causing unusable farming land
Why is destruction of the tropical rainforests a problem for the whole world
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boreal, coniferous
The taiga may also be called a ________________ or ______________ forest.
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50, 70
The taiga is found between _____Ā° and _____Ā°N.
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40-100cm
How much precipitation does the taiga get?
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Vegetation
Taiga is the Russian word for
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evergreen trees with needle like leaves
What kinds of trees grow in the taiga
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the air spaces in between snow crystals prevents the ground underneath from loosing more and more heat
how can snow keep things warm
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Tundra
What is the coldest biome on Earth
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treeless land
Tundra is from a Finnish word, meaning
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Alpine- high altitude, in the mid latitudes
Arctic- near the arctic cirlce 66.5 N
What is the difference between an alpine tundra and the Arctic tundra
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permafrost is frozen ground which has a small layer of soil over it and its called a carbon sink because it stores more carbon dioxide than is released in the atmosphere
What is permafrost, and why is it called a ācarbon sink?ā