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What are the 12 biomes?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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1. tundra- one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

2.Northern Conifer Forest (taiga)-the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.

3.Tropical Rain Forest- A rain forest in a tropical area.

4. Tropical Deciduous Forest- a type of forest characterized by trees that seasonally shed their leaves.

5.mountains- A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).

6. Savanna- a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with very little trees.

7. temperate grasslands- A terrestrial biome dominated by grasses and forbs.

8. Desert- A dry, barren area of land, esp. one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.

9. Chaparral- Vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.

10. Tropical scrub forest- is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes.

SORRY I DONT KNOW THE OTHER TWO. I'm only 14

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