Taiga
~A biome with many trees
~A biome with poor soil
~One of the biggest biomes
~Covers a part of earths land
~Has very cold weather
~40 to 100 cm. rain falls in a year
~winter lasts for 7 months
~found in Siberia, Russia, Canada, and Alaska
~Has a lot of living things
Taiga
LOCATION
-north America
- Asia
- Europe
- very northern near the north pole
black bear
~is a predator
- climbs trees to escape predators
- runs 25 mph
- has thick fur
black bear
wolverine
~is a mammal
~looks like a small bear
~has strong jaws
~is part of the weasel family
~the biggest member of the weasel family
wolverine
Moss
~ has no roots
~stems hold in water like a sponge
Moss
ENDANGERED
~ main cause is deforestation
~also cleared for urbanization
~this can lead to habitat fragmentation
~ tree wood is used for paper, furniture, and other wood products
ENDANGERED
HOW TO SAVE IT
how to save it
~ do not cut down trees and kill animals
~reuse paper products
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silver fir
- spikes can withstand rain,snow,and high winds
~ spikes are waxy
silver fir
speckled alder
~ flowers are called catkins
speckled alder
TREES
~ trees adapt well with cold weather
~few deciduous trees
~usually are conifer trees
~usually have spikes
FUN FACT!
~ the hottest temperature recorded in the taiga is 106 degrees farenheit
FUN FACT!
conifer tree
~is a evergreen tree
conifer tree
bald eagle
~ the u.s. national bird
~is a predator to lots of other animals and fish