Living In The Environment
Living In The Environment
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Author: G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The definition of a temperate deciduous forest and explain the reason why it serves as an example of the way in which differences in climate lead to the formation of different types of ecosystems.

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Temperate deciduous forests are characterized by warm summers, cold winters, and abundant precipitation. Different types of ecosystems are formed due to the long term differences in the average annual precipitation and temperature.

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Temperate deciduous forests can be considered as the areas characterized by warm summers, cold winters, and abundant precipitation of rain in summer and snow in winter. They are dominated by a few species of broadleaf deciduous trees. The predators such as wolves, foxes, and wild cats are the animal species living in these forests.

The long term differences in the average annual precipitation and temperature lead to climatic difference. These differences result in the formation of three important kinds of climate, such as tropical, polar, and temperate. The areas that are situated near the equator is known as tropical areas, and they receive the most intense sunlight. Polar areas are the areas that are situated near the poles. They receive the least intense sunlight and temperate areas are situated in between the tropic and polar regions.

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