Choose the Item That Best Matches from the Following

question 12

Multiple Choice

Choose the item that best matches from the following:
-Describes biome in the eastern United States, north central Europe, and eastern China; characterized by stable precipitation and seasonal temperature variation

• A)tropical dry forest
• B)temperate rainforest
• C)boreal forest
• D)savanna
• E)chaparral
• F)temperate grassland
• G)desert
• H)temperate deciduous forest
• I)tropical rainforest

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