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Desert
Area of land where little precipitation occurs
Drought
Extended period of deficiency in a region's water supply
Heath
Shrubland habitat
Moorland
Type of habitat found in upland areas with (sometimes marshy) poor acid soil and overgrown with low vegetation
Tundra
Biome where plant growth is hindered by frigid temperatures