Matching Pairs EcosystemsOnline version Match them by Diana Perez 1 Is and area of cold climates and low-lying plants 2 Moist temperature climates support thick forests of deciduous 3 The driest areas have little to no plant life 4 Form around the poles and have a year-around climates of extreme cold. No plants can survive 5 Steady hot temperatures and moist air 6 Have to hold water from winter rains to survive hot, dry summers 7 Get more rain than deserts but too little to support rain forests 8 Coniferous trees have needles that protect them through the clod dry winters 9 A park-like-scape of grasslands. Are found in tropical areas with dry seasons 10 Temperatures drop as altitudes get higher Mediterranean Brush Mountain Grassland and Brush Temperate Grassland and Brush Tundras Tropical or Subtropical forest Temperate forest Savanna Desert Icecaps Subarctic forest