THE TAIGA AND THE TUNDRA REGIONS#

THE TAIGA REGION :

Taiga, also known as the boreal forest, is a type of vegetation found in northern circumpolar forested regions that consists primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees and is characterized by long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation. The taiga, or "land of the little sticks" in Russian is located between the tundra to the north and temperate forests to the south. Taigas can be found in Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Siberia. The world's largest taiga, stretching 5,800 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean to the Ural Mountains, is found in Russia.

THE TUNDRA REGION :

The Tundra ecosystem is one with an absence of trees and is covered with snow for the majority of the year. This type of ecosystem can mostly be found in cold climates and places with little rainfall. This climate is found in places with lower altitudes and is very similar to deserts, because of their severe climate. They can be found in regions extending across North America, Europe, and Siberia moving towards Asia. The majority of Alaska and Canada cover the Tundra ecosystem. They have extremely long, dark, and cold winters and rarely have summer seasons throughout the year. Plantations and flowers can rarely be found in these places because they are always covered with snow. There are two major ecosystems in the Tundra, which are the Arctic and Alpines. The Arctic tundra is much colder when compared to the Alpine tundra.