If You Plot Mean Annual Precipitation Against Mean Annual Temperature

question 14

Multiple Choice

If you plot mean annual precipitation against mean annual temperature and look at the distribution of major biomes relative to these two variables, which biome would be in the central region of the graph?

• A)savanna
• B)hot desert
• C)tropical rain forest
• D)temperate deciduous forest

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