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What constitutes a biome?
Earth's Major Biomes
Each of the world's major biomes is distinguished by characteristic temperatures and amounts of precipitation. Each type of biome can be found in multiple places.
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"OpenStax College, Terrestrial Biomes. December 7, 2013."
http://cnx.org/content/m44858/latest/
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