WorksheetsTaiga
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Taiga is the largest terrestrial biome on earth.
True
False
The word Taiga comes from which language?
Latvian
Norweigan
German
Russian
Taiga translates to The land of...
Little trees
Little sticks
Little twigs
Little leaves
The Taiga biome is mostly uninhabited by humans...
True
False
The Taiga biome can be found in the southern hemisphere.
True
False
Select the continents where the Taiga biome can be found.
Asia
Europe
Australia
Europe
Boreal Forests can be found in the the northern and southern hemisphere.
True
False
Which biome can be found to the north of the Taiga.
Tundra
Ice
Temperate Deciduous
Rainforest
Trees have how many days 'frost free' to grow in the Taiga.
20-30
50-100
150-200
250-365
Winters in the Taiga are around what temperature?
-34c
-30c
-20c
-10c
In the Taiga, moisture tends to stick around due to...
Low light levels in the forests
Long winters and short summers
High temperatures and high evaporation
Low temperatures and low evaporation
Snowfall in the Taiga helps to...
Keep the ground cold.
Keep the animals warm.
Keep the trees cold.
Keep the ground from freezing.
Soil in the Taiga contains 'spodosols' which scientists consider to be...
Favourable growing conditions
Very hostile growing conditions
'Spodosols' in Russian means...
Tall tree
Green leaf
Large root
Under ash
Conifer needles contain anti-freeze which do what to the soil when they drop?
Poison the soil
Poison the animals
Poison the plants
What are the two types of Boreal Forest?
Large
Light
Small
Dark
Dark Boreal found in the...
Northern range
Southern range
Light Boreal is found in the...
Northern range
Southern range
Dark Boreals are called 'dark' because...
The trees are a dark orange colour
There is less light due to a dense canopy
It gets dark very early
It stays dark for longer
Conifers have a conical shape because...
It helps snow fall off
It protects the trees from the sun
It stops birds nesting in them
Sun Dew and Pitcher are types of what?
Coniferous trees
Boreal Forests
Insects
Carnivorous plants
Draw an animal from the Taiga biome.
