Quiz

1. The taiga is also called the _____.

    a. Boreal Forest

    b. Temperate Deciduous Forest

    c. Northern Coniferous Forest

    d. Both a and c

 

2. True of False: The summers in the Taiga are long and the winters are short.

 

3. True or False: The growing season in the Taiga usually lasts 3 months or less.

 

4. Fill in the Blank: The Taiga recieves between ____ and ____ inches of precipitation annually.

 

5. The difference between the dark and light taiga is...

    a. In the dark taiga, the sun sets earlier and comes up later.

    b. In the light taiga, there are lots of people so they light everything up.

    c. The colors of the leaves on the trees.

    d. There are less Christians in the dark Taiga, so they don't have as many Christmas lights.

 

6. Fill in the blank: Cone bearing trees are also known as ______.

 

7. True or False: Taiga are mostly found in Australia and South America.

 

8. Fill in the blank: The taiga covers 11% of the world, so it is the _____ biome. 

 

9. A type of mammal specified on this site that lives in the Taiga is...

    a. chicken

    b. giraffes

    c. caribou

    d. billy goat

 

10. Human caused _____ are a problem in the Taiga.