Tundra | Boreal / Taiga Forest | Mixed Forest and Deciduous Forest | Grasslands | West Coast and Cordillera forest |
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Alpine Tundra and Arctic Tundra
What are the two types of tundra's? Name them.
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Coniferous
What kind of trees are found here?
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Evergreen Trees
What is another name for Coniferous trees?
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Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Where is most of this region loccted?
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Are west coast trees taller than 55 meters?
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Only a few stunted trees as the climate is too cold and dry.
What tree grows in the Tundra?
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False
True or False? This area is suitable for growing crops?
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Southern
Which part of Ontario is the deciduous forest found in?
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The soil is too dry for most trees.
Why aren't there much trees?
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What is the degree of rainfall in the west coast? Light or heavy?
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Arctic foxes, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou, snow geese and musk-oxen.
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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Coniferous- Spruce and Pine
Deciduous- Maple and Oak
Give two examples of Deciduous and Coniferous trees? (Two for each)
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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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Name 2 types of trees that grow in the west coast forest.
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-12 to -6 degrees Celsius or 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the average temperature of the Arctic Tundra?
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Coniferous.
Fir, spruce and pine are what kinds of trees?
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Coniferous trees have needles and the reproduce using cones. They stay green during winter. Deciduous trees have leaves and die during winter. They reproduce new leaves in the warm weather.
What is the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees?
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Cacti, sagebrush, and short grasses
Name some drought-resistant plants?
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What does deciduous soil and west coast soil both have?
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The tundra acted as a carbon sink and captured huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as part of photosynthesis. This helped keep carbon dioxide from coming into the atmosphere.
How does permafrost affect the atmosphere? What is the name of this process?
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Because of leaching and acidic needles from coniferous trees.
Why is the humus layer shallow?
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Moderate
Type of temperature in summer and winter?
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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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The mountain ranges block rainfall.
What is the main cause of the varying climate in the Coast region?
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