1. Soil and Vegetation Ch. 3, section 4

2. Temperature + Precipitation= Climate Climate influences soil

3. Temperature + Precipitation + Soil= Vegetation

4. Ecosystem: Interdependent community of plants and animals Biome: The ecosystem in a particular region

5. Forests Deciduous Broadleaf trees Maple Oak Birch Cottonwood Lose their leaves at least once a year. Except in the rainforest Tropical forest full of broadleaf trees Coniferous Needle leaves Pines Fir Cedar Keep seeds in cone Evergreens Typically found in colder regions

6. Grasslands Tropics Savanna Flat grasslands Mid-latitudes Northern Hemisphere Europe: Steppes North America: Prairie Southern Hemisphere South America: Pampas

7. Pampas Prairie Steppes Savanna