Tundra Boreal / Taiga Forest Mixed Forest and Deciduous Forest Grasslands West Coast and Cordillera forest
100
Alpine Tundra and Arctic Tundra
What are the two types of tundra's? Name them.
100
Coniferous
What kind of trees are found here?
100
Evergreen Trees
What is another name for Coniferous trees?
100
Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Where is most of this region loccted?
100
Are west coast trees taller than 55 meters?
200
Only a few stunted trees as the climate is too cold and dry.
What tree grows in the Tundra?
200
False
True or False? This area is suitable for growing crops?
200
Southern
Which part of Ontario is the deciduous forest found in?
200
The soil is too dry for most trees.
Why aren't there much trees?
200
What is the degree of rainfall in the west coast? Light or heavy?
300
Arctic foxes, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou, snow geese and musk-oxen.
Give three examples of animals that live in tundra?
300
-5 - +5 degrees.
What is the annual temperature?
300
Coniferous- Spruce and Pine
Deciduous- Maple and Oak
Give two examples of Deciduous and Coniferous trees? (Two for each)
300
It provides the grass with water and keeps it intact
What is the function of the sod mat?
300
Name 2 types of trees that grow in the west coast forest.
400
-12 to -6 degrees Celsius or 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the average temperature of the Arctic Tundra?
400
Coniferous.
Fir, spruce and pine are what kinds of trees?
400
Coniferous trees have needles and the reproduce using cones. They stay green during winter. Deciduous trees have leaves and die during winter. They reproduce new leaves in the warm weather.
What is the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees?
400
Cacti, sagebrush, and short grasses
Name some drought-resistant plants?
400
What does deciduous soil and west coast soil both have?
500
The tundra acted as a carbon sink and captured huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as part of photosynthesis. This helped keep carbon dioxide from coming into the atmosphere.
How does permafrost affect the atmosphere? What is the name of this process?
500
Because of leaching and acidic needles from coniferous trees.
Why is the humus layer shallow?
500
Moderate
Type of temperature in summer and winter?
500
The rich, fertile soil is made from the humus layer made from the previous plants and precipitation. in spring, a fresh patch of grass springs up.
Why is there more fertile soil in the long grass prairie?
500
The mountain ranges block rainfall.
What is the main cause of the varying climate in the Coast region?






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