Geographic Location Located in northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. Usually south of Tudras and north of temperate deciduous forests. Largest.

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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)

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

Animals

• Wolf• Wolverine• Weasel• Reindeer• Squirrel • Lynx• Bald Eagle• Ants• Husky

Animals2

• Fox

• Great Horned Owl

• Lemming

• Malamute

• Red-Tailed Hawk

• Snowy Owl

• Woodland Caribou

Animals 3• Dale Sheep• Badger• Canadian goose • Ermine• Muskrat• Scorpion • Black Bear• Brown Bear

Vegetation-Trees

• Forest of Coniferous trees.

• Trees such as birches, alders, spruces, and firs.

Vegetation

• Has Ericaceous shrubs.

• Ericaceous means of the Heath family.

• Continuous carpets of reindeer lichens.

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.

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

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

Places of interest

Niagara Falls•Niagara falls is one of the largest

waterfalls

•Located in Canada

•A very beautiful place to visit

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!

• Grolier Online Encyclopedia

• allaboutnature.com

• runet.com

• radford.com

• Google.com

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