1. Boreal Forest: Taiga by Ciara Resler, Troy Gleason, Jordan Stacy, and Rebecca Silverstein

2. Location Canada United States Russia Finland Japan Sweden Norway

3. Landforms Lakes Streams Mountains Valleys Rivers Highest Elevation is 8,000 ft

4. A Needleleaf Forest Climate: temperature is below freezing for six months out of the year Summer: 20 to 70 F -mostly warm, rainy and humid Winter: -54 to -1 F -really cold, lots of snow Total precipitation of the year: 30-85 cm.

5. Climate -Supports harsh living standards in most areas ~Some animals can't survive in such cold living conditions Ex. animals with fur ~Trees and other vegetation have to survive lack of sunlight and heat Ex. evergreens -Soil is young and poor. It has very little nutrients.

6. Environmental Concerns Three concerns are insects, climate, and human activities ex logging. Solutions Protecting areas Limiting hunting Replanting trees

7. Species Canada 85 types of Mammals 130 types of Fish 32,000 types of Insects Beavers Wolves Grizzly Bears Siberia 300 types of Birds 30 types of Birds stay for winter Ravens Golden Eagles Crossbiills

8. Predators Golden Eagles Grizzly Bears Wolves Ravens Ravens can survive the harsh climates and are scavengers. Golden Eagle is the ultimate predator in the sky. This eagle can eat almost anything. They eat rodents, larger birds, and even deer. Grizzly Bears are perfect in there environment. Grizzly Bears are omnivores and there basic prey is salmon, caribou, and seeds. Wolves have an abundant of prey. They feast on all the rodents.Also there thick furs allow them to survive harsh living conditions.

10. Foundation Crossbills Deer White-Throated Sparrow Beavers help the prey hide from the predators. Their dams allow deep still water to provide a barrier. Also it allows food and building materials to float to the surface. Crossbills their beaks have adapted allowing them to get seeds from cones. Deer provide a great amount of food to the other animals. Sparrows have the most difficult job in the forest. Their main goal is to keep the insect population under control.

12. Plants Larix Gmelinii Fireweed Pine Trees Can withstand harsh temps. Are the first signs of life after a forest fire. Can withstand harsh temps.

14. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_Sparrow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbill http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/northern-boreal-forest-fire- fireweed-6309-pictures.htm http://terriffictaiga.blogspot.com/2007/04/taiga-landforms.html http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biom es/taiga/taiga.html