| A | B |
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| Biome | large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities |
| Climate | weather conditions, such as temperature, precipatation, humidity, and winds |
| Latitude | distance north or south of the equator and is measured in degrees |
| Altitude | height of an object above sea level |
| Tropical rain forest | forest or jungle near the equator that is characterized by large amounts of rain and little variation in temperature |
| Emergent layer | the top foliage layer in a forest where the trees extend above surrounding trees |
| Canopy | the layers of treetops that shade the forest floor |
| Epiphyte | a plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nourishment |
| Understory | Trees and shrubs that are adapted to shade grow here |
| Temperate rain forest | have large amounts of precipitation high humidity and moderate temputures |
| Temperate decicuious forest | tress drop their broad each year flat leaves |
| Tagia | strech across the northern hemisphere |
| Savanna | tropical biome dominated by grasses shrubs and small trees |
| Temperate grasslands | moderate rainfall but to littlew to grow trees |
| Chaparral | is a temperate shrubland biome that is found in all five parts of the world |
| Deserts | widely scattered vegitation and recieve very little rain all year |
| Tundra | located in the northern artic region |
| Permafrost | are permently frozen throughout the year |
