AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these biomes is located farthest north?
A
Desert
B
Rainforest
C
Savanna
D
Taiga
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Synopsis. Boreal forests, or taiga, are the Earth’s northernmost forests, covering vast tracts of land across Alaska, Canada, northern Europe, and Russia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The taiga lies between the tundra to the north and temperate forests to the south. Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Siberia have taigas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Boreal Forests in the UNECE region Boreal forests, also known as Taiga, circle the Northern Hemisphere to form a ring around the North Pole. They are part of the largest terrestrial biome, accounting for 27% of the world’s total forest area.

Detailed explanation-4: -The global range for taiga goes all around the world from Alaska, to Canada, Scandinavia, Russia and China. Taiga climate is only found in the northern hemisphere, because there isn’t enough land mass in the southern hemisphere to create a taiga climate there.

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