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1
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Broad grasslands with few trees.

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Savanna

2
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Weather pattern characterized by rainy mild winters and cool summers

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Marine west coast climate

3
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Weather pattern characterized as mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers

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Mediterranean climate

4
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Weather patterns characterized by long, cold, and snowy winters and short hot summers

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Humid continental climate

5
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Weather pattern characterized as hot, humid, rainy summers and short, mild winter

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Humid subtropical climate

6
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Weather pattern characterized by severely Coke and bitter winters and short, cool summers.

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Subarctic climate

7
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Vast rolling treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer

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Tundra

8
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Permanent frozen lower layers of soil in the tundra and subarctic regions

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Permafrost

9
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Partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert

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Steppe

10
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Elevation along mountains above which no trees grow

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Timberline

11
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Tall hard trees such as mahogany, teak, and ebony. It’s the top layer of the forest.

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Canopy