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OBJECTIVES:
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Describe the two main categories of vegetation.
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Identify and explain the factors affecting the type of vegetation found in the world.
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Describe the different vegetation types of the world.
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NOTES ON VEGETATION PATTERNS
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Two Main Categories of Vegetation
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Key Factors that Influence Crop Growth
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Major Types of Vegetation
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Forest
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Characterized by trees
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Types of forest
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Tropical Rainforest
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found in the low latitudes
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requires tropical wet climate
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very dense, tall forest with hundreds of different kinds
of trees
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Deciduous Forest
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found in middle latitudes
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requires temperate climate
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trees lose their leaves during a certain season of the year
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Coniferous Forest
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Mixed Forest
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found in the middle latitudes
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requires temperate climate
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deciduous and coniferous forest blend
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Savanna
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characterized by tropical grassland with scattered trees
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found in low latitudes
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requires tropical wet and dry climate
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located between tropical rainforest and desert
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Desert
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characterized by plants do not give off moisture easily and
they retain water
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found in low to middle latitudes
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requires arid/dry climate
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may be hot or cool
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Grassland
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characterized by various lenth grasses
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found in middle latitudes
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located between temperate forest and desert
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types of grasslands
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Tundra
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characterized by mosses, lichen, low shrubs, and small flowering
plants
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found in high latitudes
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requires very cold conditions with little moisture
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permafrost
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Barren
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