altitudinal vegetation zones

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• Altitudinal zonation — is the creation of zones to explain the different characteristic climates at different elevations. The different zones can support different vegetation, agriculture, etc. As one moves to higher elevation points one enters different altitudinal… …   Wikipedia

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