Kansas and Pennsylvania Are Approximately at the Same Latitude

question 18

Multiple Choice

Kansas and Pennsylvania are approximately at the same latitude.Yet why are the potential natural communities in Kansas mostly grassland and in Pennsylvania mostly temperate forest?

• A)different temperatures
• B)different levels of moisture
• C)different soil texture and pH levels
• D)different vegetation due to different seed banks
• E)different altitudes

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