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__**Abiotic Factors**__ Abiotic Factors: Non-living variables within the environment that effect the living organisms. These include temperature, soil, precipitation, and climate. Here are the facts: Precipitation per year: 20-30 inches, most of it during winter Average Temperature: Summer: 40°C Winter: 10°C Climate: Summers warm and dry, winters cold with lots of precipitation. During summer, fires and droughts occur normally. Soil: Average in terms of amount of plants, but able to sustain life even during droughts which are not rare.

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