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"Semiarid"
Keywords:
arid
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sparse
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precipitation
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climate
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grasses
Related Terms:
Semi-arid
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Arid
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Desert
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Arid climate
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Desert climate
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Mesic
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Rain forest
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Aridity
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Desertification
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Windbreak
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Shelterbelt
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Cloud forest
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Barrens
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Rainforest
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Tundra
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Savanna
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Prairie
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Meadow
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Marsh
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Grassland
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Rainforest
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Wet meadow
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Tropical climate
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Steppe
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Montane
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Forested wetland
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Swamp
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Pocosin
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Muskeg
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Tropical rain forest
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Hammock
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Xeric
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Scrub
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Overseeding
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Carr
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Haylage
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Mesoclimate
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Rangeland
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Ground cover
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Moor
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Savannah
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Forestland
,
Emergent wetland
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Xerophyte
,
Groundcover
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Chaparral
,
Bog
,
Lodging
,
Cover crops
subtype of the dry climates exhibiting a short wet season supporting the growth of grasses and annual plants
geography.berkeley.edu
Refers to land that is characterized by little precipitation and sparse, but still present, vegetation.
checkflu.com
somewhat arid; "a semiarid region with with little annual rainfall"
wordnet.princeton.edu
a climate in which very little rain or snow falls.
galeschools.com
Said of a type of climate in which there is slightly more precipitation (10 to 20 inches or 250 to 500 mm) than in an arid climate, and in which sparse grasses are the characteristic vegetation.
kgs.ku.edu
Receiving between 10 and 20 inches of precipitation annually.
desertusa.com
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Keywords:
grwoth
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sspecial
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dryland
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fro
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irrigation
A region in which moisture limits the grwoth of plants. SSpecial dryland management or irrigation is needed fro successful crop production.
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