By: Logan Carter, Cynthia Ashley. Madison Minton, and Isaiah Moxley Boreal Forests By: Logan Carter, Cynthia Ashley. Madison Minton, and Isaiah Moxley

Red marks where Taigas are on Earth

Climate The climate of the taiga includes long, cold winters with short, moist, and moderate summers. Temperatures in this biome usually range from a low of around -5°F in early January to a high close to 65°F in late July. There is 40-100 centimeters, or about 15-40 inches of precipitation every year, usually in the form of snow.

Climate(Cont.) This picture shows the temperature data(in white) recorded for Moose Factory, Canada over one year, along with the amount of precipitation(in red) each month.

The Biodiversity River Otter Chipmunks Red Fox Black Bears Bobcats Examples of Taiga Biodiversity include: River Otter Chipmunks Red Fox Black Bears Bobcats Moose Snowshoe Rabbit Bald Eagle

The Biodiversity Black Spruce Eastern Red Cedars Tsuga Tree (a.k.a the Hemlock tree) Jack Pines Aspin Trees Balsam Fir Trees Cowberry bushes Blueberry bushes

Geography and Physical Conditions Many mountains are in the boreal forests of the world. The soil quality is poor in this biome. Many lakes, rivers, creeks, and tributaries. Very rocky, and strewn with dead, undecayed leaves.

Living Conditions One would see lots of trees, small mammals, plenty of waxy needles from the many evergreens, and rocks jutting up from the ground. There is always the need to prepare for the brutally cold winters here in the Boreal Forests.

Survival In order to survive, one must be ready to either foraging the few berries and hunting the small animals that live here in the cold. Body temperature is key. If one does not maintain a normal body temperature at all times, one would die from hypothermia. There is no morality here. Be prepared to do anything to survive, or be ready to die.

Our Survival… We survived by constructing a shelter, building fires for warmth, and hunting/ foraging constantly to get the calories needed to sustain our bodies. Water was plentiful, as it was winter when we were stranded in the taiga of Canada. We boiled the snow, an easy task compared to our other trials, such as constructing our shelter.

Our Survival(Cont.)

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