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Earth ScienceFundamentals of Physical Geography■ FIGURE 7.12 Jungle vegetation along the Rio Madre de Dios in Peru, a tributary to the Amazon River. Why is the vegetation so dense here, when it is more open inside the forest at ground level?
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■ FIGURE 7.12 Jungle vegetation along the Rio Madre de Dios in Peru, a tributary to the Amazon River. Why is the vegetation so dense here, when it is more open inside the forest at ground level?

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

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James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

2nd Edition
James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536

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Chapter 7, Problem 12FQ, FIGURE 7.12 Jungle vegetation along the Rio Madre de Dios in Peru, a tributary to the Amazon River.

■ FIGURE 7.12 Jungle vegetation along the Rio Madre de Dios in Peru, a tributary to the Amazon River.

Why is the vegetation so dense here, when it is more open inside the forest at ground level?

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Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.1 This map shows the diversity of...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.2 Thornthwaite climate regions in the...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.6 A climograph shows average monthly...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.8 The distribution of major biomes is...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.9 Climographs for a tropical rainforest...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.10 The typical vegetation in a tropical...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.12 Jungle vegetation along the Rio Madre...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.13 This opening in the tropical...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.14 Climographs for tropical savanna...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.16 Giraffes are a majestic sight in East...
Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.17 A map of the worlds arid lands. What...Ch. 7 - Considering the serious limitations of desert...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.19 Intense rainfall in arid regions can...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.20 Desert vegetation is well adapted to...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.21 Climographs for steppe climate...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.23 Climographs for two Mediterranean...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.24 Typical chaparral vegetation forms a...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.26 Climographs for humid subtropical...Ch. 7 - How has the physical landscape of central Florida...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.28 The terraced fields in this humid...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.29 Climographs for marine west coast...Ch. 7 - FIGURE 7.30 Effect of maritime influence on...Ch. 7 - In what other areas of the world are fjords...Ch. 7 - Why are temperature and precipitation the two...Ch. 7 - Why are the Kppen climate boundaries often...Ch. 7 - How does the Thornthwaite system of climate...Ch. 7 - Describe the delicate balance between vegetative...Ch. 7 - What is the difference between a rainforest and a...Ch. 7 - Explain the seasonal precipitation pattern of the...Ch. 7 - What conditions give rise to desert climates?Ch. 7 - How do steppes differ from deserts? Why might...Ch. 7 - Compare the humid subtropical and Mediterranean...Ch. 7 - What factors combine to cause a precipitation...Ch. 7 - What climatic factors combine to produce the...Ch. 7 - Based on the classification scheme presented in...Ch. 7 - The following nine locations are represented by...

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