Question

What is taiga?

Answer 1

Taiga:

1. Taiga is also known as Coniferous Forest.
2. The trees found in these forests mainly consist of cone-bearing trees like spruce, pine, fir, and hemlock.
3. These are found mostly in the northern parts of North America, Asia, and Europe.
4. Several factors like the solar elevation, day length, and snow cover conspire to produce a cold climate.
5. It has low precipitation (rain and snow) rate.
6. Taiga biome refers to the area dense with flora and fauna.
7. It is one of the world's largest land biomes.
8. It is believed that the Taiga forest existed over 12,000 years ago.