Taiga!Taiga!

By: Jennifer, Meredith, and MaryBy: Jennifer, Meredith, and Mary

TaigaTaiga Also known as the Boreal ForestAlso known as the Boreal Forest

Winds bring the arctic cold down Winds bring the arctic cold down during the winterduring the winter

10% of the worlds dry land10% of the worlds dry land

ClimateClimate Humid,50-70% of precipitation evaporatesHumid,50-70% of precipitation evaporates

Average rainfall of 12 - 33 inchesAverage rainfall of 12 - 33 inches

Temperatures range from -65° F to 70°FTemperatures range from -65° F to 70°F

Summers(4 months) average about 50° FSummers(4 months) average about 50° F

Climate Con.Climate Con.

Climatogram for Yellowknife, Northwest Terrirtories, Canada

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Typical Flora and FaunaTypical Flora and Fauna Pine, hemlock, fir, spruce, cedar, Pine, hemlock, fir, spruce, cedar,

Coniferous treesConiferous trees

Moose, elk, beavers, snowshoe hairs, Moose, elk, beavers, snowshoe hairs,

grizzly bears, wolves, lynxes, marten, grizzly bears, wolves, lynxes, marten, voles, chipmunks, shrews, and batsvoles, chipmunks, shrews, and bats

General LatitudesGeneral Latitudes 4545thth – 57 – 57thth usually usually Below arcticBelow arctic

MapMap

MapMap

Common Plants;Common Plants; Balsam FirBalsam Fir

• Abies balsameaAbies balsamea

Black SpruceBlack Spruce• Picea marianaPicea mariana

White poplarWhite poplar• Populus albaPopulus alba

Eastern Red CedarEastern Red Cedar• Juniperus virginianaJuniperus virginiana

Jack Pine!Jack Pine!• Pinus banksianaPinus banksiana