3. Lawrence, Kansas and Nashville, Tennessee occupy similar latitudes. Why is one found in a grassland and the other in a forest biome

The distance between Lawrence, Kansas and Nashville, Tennessee is 501.74 miles. So they are really far apart.

The location of Lawrance, Kansas is:

Latitude: 38.9560 Longitude: -95.2520.

And for Nashville, Tennessee is:

Latitude:  36.174465, Longitude:  -86.767960.

So while the Latitudes are similar, the longitudes are not, and this is why you can see that the geography of each place is different.

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