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1. Describe a boreal forest biome\'s climate, vegatation, and location. 2. Expla

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Question

1. Describe a boreal forest biome's climate, vegatation, and location.

2. Explain the rock cycle. Be sure to include how minerals from one rock end up in a different rock.

3. Describe the differences between the lithosphere and asthenosphere.

4. Explain the general formation, shape, and structure of shield volcanoes, composite volcanoes, and lava domes.

5. Describe and explain the formation of landforms that result from strike-slip faults and normal faulting.

6. Explain the differences between pediment and piedmont.

7. Describe the difference between an ephemeral stream and an exotic stream in a desert, providing an example of each in the world.

8. Describe the phases in Davis's geomorphic cycle.

9. What are the basic characteristics of ergs, regs, and hamadas? Include the process of formation and the composition of these landforms in your answer.

10.

Arrange the following biomes in order from closest to the equator to the fartherst away, and explain how latitude of each biome affects it:

Boreal forest
Tropical savanna
Tropical rainforest
Mediterranean woodland and scrub
Tundra
Midlatitude deciduous forest

Explanation / Answer

1) Climate in the taiga is cold, with average annual temperatures from about +5