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The __________ biome is associated with Aridisols, sagebrush, and scrub vegetation, and is located in western North America.
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The __________ biome is characterized by very large, mostly evergreen, trees and Ultisols.
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Spodosols, short summers, and cold winters characterize the __________ biome.
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At lower latitudes, the __________ biome occurs only at high altitudes.
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The __________ biome is characterized by less than 2 cm annual precipitation, and a constantly shifting type of Entisol.
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The __________ biome is associated with tall broadleaf trees and Oxisols.
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The __________ biome is associated with barbed wire, bison, and the Ogallala aquifer.
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Warm, dry air, low precipitation, and subtropical high-presssure cells are dominant climatic factors in the __________ biome.
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The __________ biome is characterized by lush tree growth, including the presence of the Earth's tallest trees, and generally cool temperatures.
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The __________ biome is characterized by temperate continental climates and Mollisols.
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The __________ biome is known locally as caatinga, chaco, bigalow, or dornveld, depending on who you're talking to.
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The __________ is the biome most modified by human activities. Naturally occurring trees there are primarily broadleaf deciduous, and occur mostly along streams.
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The __________ biome is characterized by mixed broadleaf evergreen trees in the absence of fire, or deciduous needleleaf trees otherwise.
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The __________ biome is associated with low potential evapotranspiraton, D climates, and Spodosols.
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The __________ biome is often transitional between rain forest and grasslands, and is characterized by semideciduous trees.
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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.
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Large grazing animals graze among thorn trees in the __________ biome.
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The __________ biome is associated with broadleaf trees, seasonal D and C climatic patterns, and Ultisols.
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 This photograph shows __________.
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 This photograph shows the __________ biome.
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 This photograph shows the __________ biome.
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 The biome in this photograph is __________.
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