Climate is due to temperature and rainfall that in turn are determined by variations in the solar radiation received on a spherical earth. the topography or landscape, such as mountains. the tilt of the earth's axis as it rotates about the sun. the distribution of land masses and oceans. All of these determine the temperature and rainfall patterns on earth. The taiga is a tropical rain forest. grassland. temperate deciduous forest. coniferous forest. chaparral. The open sunlit layer of the body of a lake is the littoral zone. aphotic zone. abyssal zone. photic zone. benthic zone.

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Climate is due to temperature and rainfall that in turn are determined by

		variations in the solar radiation received on a spherical earth.
		the topography or landscape, such as mountains.
		the tilt of the earth's axis as it rotates about the sun.
		the distribution of land masses and oceans.
		All of these determine the temperature and rainfall patterns on earth.

The taiga is a

		tropical rain forest.
		grassland.
		temperate deciduous forest.
		coniferous forest.
		chaparral.

The open sunlit layer of the body of a lake is the

		littoral zone.
		aphotic zone.
		abyssal zone.
		photic zone.
		benthic zone.

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