Unit 2 -- Boreal Forest/Taiga Video Guide

Boreal Forest / Taiga

1.  World’s ______________ biome.
2. Makes up _____% of the world’s forest cover.
3. Average precipitation per year is _____ cm, of which most of is _________
4. During winter temperatures can drop to as low as _______ Fahrenheit and during the summer it can up above ______ Fahrenheit.
5. Moose are an example of animal that lives here.  Name two adaptations they have to survive in this biome. 
   1. 1.  ________________________     2.  ________________________
6. The Gray Wolf also lives here.  Name two adaptations they have to help them survive the Taiga. 
   1. 1.  ______________________________    2.  __________________________________
7. The Brown bear (Kodiak or Grizzly) also has several adaptations to live in the Taiga.  Name 2. 
   1. 1._____________________________       2.__________________________________
8. What are two adaptations of the Fir Trees so they survive the cold of the Taiga? 
   1. 1.______________________________     2._______________________________
9. In Canada the Boreal Forest is under constant threat of ________________.  45% of the Canadian Taiga is owned by ____________________________________.