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For the following, pick the biome that best matches the description.

1 .       The __________ biome is associated with Aridisols, sagebrush, and scrub vegetation, and is located in western North America. 



2 .       The __________ biome is characterized by very large, mostly evergreen, trees and Ultisols. 



3 .       Spodosols, short summers, and cold winters characterize the __________ biome. 



4 .       At lower latitudes, the __________ biome occurs only at high altitudes. 



5 .       The __________ biome is characterized by less than 2 cm annual precipitation, and a constantly shifting type of Entisol. 



6 .       The __________ biome is associated with tall broadleaf trees and Oxisols. 



7 .       The __________ biome is associated with barbed wire, bison, and the Ogallala aquifer. 



8 .       Warm, dry air, low precipitation, and subtropical high-presssure cells are dominant climatic factors in the __________ biome. 



9 .       The __________ biome is characterized by lush tree growth, including the presence of the Earth's tallest trees, and generally cool temperatures. 



10 .       The __________ biome is characterized by temperate continental climates and Mollisols. 



11 .       The __________ biome is known locally as caatinga, chaco, bigalow, or dornveld, depending on who you're talking to. 



12 .       The __________ is the biome most modified by human activities. Naturally occurring trees there are primarily broadleaf deciduous, and occur mostly along streams. 



13 .       The __________ biome is characterized by mixed broadleaf evergreen trees in the absence of fire, or deciduous needleleaf trees otherwise. 



14 .       The __________ biome is associated with low potential evapotranspiraton, D climates, and Spodosols. 



15 .       The __________ biome is often transitional between rain forest and grasslands, and is characterized by semideciduous trees. 



16 .       The __________ biome is characterized by shrubs and grasses, and has a highly seasonal water balance; summers are dry and most precipitation occurs during the cool winters. 



17 .       Large grazing animals graze among thorn trees in the __________ biome. 



18 .       The __________ biome is associated with broadleaf trees, seasonal D and C climatic patterns, and Ultisols. 



19 .       fig20-19.jpg

This photograph shows __________. 



20 .       fig20-7.jpg

This photograph shows the __________ biome. 



21 .       fig20-13.jpg

This photograph shows the __________ biome. 



22 .       fig20-15.jpg

The biome in this photograph is __________. 



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