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Vegetation Zones of North America By Mr. Palmerio.

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1 Vegetation Zones of North America By Mr. Palmerio

2 Vegetation Zones Broken up by climate and physical geography of each area – Mountains and oceans affect the climate

3 Polar and Tundra Zone Northern Canada and Alaska Above freezing 2 months of the year 4 -20 inches of rain per year

4 Polar and Tundra Zone

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7 Forest Zone Most of Canada and the Northeast, Northwest and Southeast USA Temperature varies from mild to cold 10 – 80 inches of rain per year

8 Forest Zone

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11 Rain Forest Zone Along the Pacific Coast Temperature mostly above 32 degrees 167 inches of rain per year

12 Rain Forest Zone

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15 Grassland Zone Center of North America Temperature is mild to severe 15-30 inches of rain per year

16 Grassland Zone

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19 Desert Zone Southwest USA High temperatures Less than 10 inches of rain per year

20 Desert Zone

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