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surface layer of earth, composed by mineral and organic materials, air, and water.

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dark, upper layer of soil made up of partially decayed plant minerals

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different horizons (layers) in the soil and the rock layer (bedrock) below the soil. each horizon has different physical, biological, and chemical characteristics

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removal of minerals from soil by water as it moves downward through the soil. leaching occurs in wet climates.

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process by which, in dry climates, water carrying dissolved minerals, moves upward through the soil. at the surface, the water evaporates, laving the minerals behind. the surface soil is then considered calcified.

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movement of water upward through small spaces, as in soil

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northermost vegetation region, found in areas too cold for trees to grow. bushes, grasses, mosses, and similar plants dominate

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area where the characteristics of one region gradually change into those of another.

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permanently frozen ground that does not completely thaw in the summer

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coniferous forest that stretches from east to west across canada south of the tundra but north of the grasslands and mixed forest

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trees with cones and often needle-like leaves; evergreen.

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broad-leaved trees that shed their leaves in the fall

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type of vegetation  in the canadian prairie provinces where very little precipitation causes grass to be shorter than in slightly wetter long-grass prairie areas.

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type of vegetation in the canadian prairie provinces where higher precipitation levels cause grasses to grow longer than in drier-short grass prairie areas.

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vegetation region that is a transition zone between grassland and Boreal Forest