Tundra | Boreal / Taiga Forest | Mixed Forest and Deciduous Forest | Grasslands | West Coast and Cordillera forest |
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Only a few stunted trees as the climate is too cold and dry.
What grows in the tundra and why?
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Coniferous
What kind of trees are found here?
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Deciduous and coniferous trees
What two types of trees are found in the mixed forest?
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Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Where is most of this region loccted?
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Alpine and Artic
What are the two types of tundras?
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False
True or False? This area is suitable for growing crops?
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Boreal towards the north and deciduous to the south
The mixed forest is a transition between what two forests?
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The soil is too dry for most trees.
Why aren't there much trees?
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Mountain goats, sheep, marmots, and birds
Give three examples of animals that live in tundra?
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-5 - +5 degrees.
What is the annual temperature?
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Name 2 types of trees that grow in the west coast forest.
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It provides the grass with water and keeps it intact
What is the function of the sod mat?
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-12 to -6 degrees Celsius
What is the average temperature of the tundra?
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Coniferous.
Fir, spruce and pine are what kinds of trees?
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What does deciduous soil and west coast soil both have?
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Cacti, sagebrush, and short grasses
Name me some drought-resistant plants?
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Because of leaching and acidic needles from coniferous trees.
Why is the humus layer shallow?
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Name 3 types of trees in the deciduous forest?
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The rich, fertile soil is made from the humus layer made from the previous plants and precipitation. in spring, a fresh patch of grass springs up.
Why is there more fertile soil in the long grass prairie?
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