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.

the most common type of reef is the fringing reef. this type of reef grows seaward directly from the shore. they form borders along the shoreline and surrounding islands.