geographic location located in northern parts of north america, europe, and asia. usually south of...
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Geographic Location
• Located in northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Usually south of Tudras and north of temperate deciduous forests.
• Largest land biome on earth.
• Covers 50 million acres (17% of earth’s land area)
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Taiga Temperatures •Summer temperatures can reach 50
degrees F •Short summers can be 50 to 100
frost free days•Winter temperatures can drop to -
40 F or lower•Up to six months of long severe
winters
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Animals
• Wolf• Wolverine• Weasel• Reindeer• Squirrel • Lynx• Bald Eagle• Ants• Husky
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Animals2
• Fox
• Great Horned Owl
• Lemming
• Malamute
• Red-Tailed Hawk
• Snowy Owl
• Woodland Caribou
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Animals 3• Dale Sheep• Badger• Canadian goose • Ermine• Muskrat• Scorpion • Black Bear• Brown Bear
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Vegetation-Trees
• Forest of Coniferous trees.
• Trees such as birches, alders, spruces, and firs.
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Vegetation
• Has Ericaceous shrubs.
• Ericaceous means of the Heath family.
• Continuous carpets of reindeer lichens.
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Taiga Precipitation
•Yearly rain can range from 40 in. to 8 in. depending on
where the taiga is located.
•Low evaporation can make this a humid climate.
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The Landforms of the Taiga BiomeDone By Devon Engle
Taiga in North America once had glaciers, left gouges in the land
• Swampy moist forest, many trees Ex. Spruce, Fir
• Woodland scattered with trees, bare rocks and shrubs
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Places of interest
Rocky Mountains •Called the Rockies
•Located in Canada
•Lies between interior plains on the east and topography that
separates it from mountain ranges
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Places of interest
Niagara Falls•Niagara falls is one of the largest
waterfalls
•Located in Canada
•A very beautiful place to visit
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Come on down!
• this woodland has many animals
• Lovely scent of the piney air
• Lush forest with many trees
• One of the biggest forests around
• These are all reasons to see this forest!
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• Grolier Online Encyclopedia
• allaboutnature.com
• runet.com
• radford.com
• Google.com