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Differentiate between TAIGA and TUNDRA vegetation?

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Dear Student,

The answer to your question is as below -

The Taiga regions and the Tundra regions are the coldest part on the planet and cover-up the majority of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and northern Russia

Taiga consist of coniferous forest

  • ​​​​It spreads in the subpolar belt of Northern America and Eurasia and is covered with a coniferous forest.
  • It faces long winters with severe cold winds and the summers are quite short though warm.
  • The animals that can still be found in these regions are mink, silver fox, squirrel, etc.

Tundra region

  • It goes beyond the Arctic and Antarctic Circle
  • Some mosses and lichens can be found in these regions.
  • It has a similar climate to the Taiga region
  • And the animals that are spotted here are polar bears, reindeer, etc.

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