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Coniferous Forest
Ms Graham
6th Grade Science
Coniferous Forest
• Temperature--–40 degree C to 20 degree C,
–average summer temperature is
10 degree C
Coniferous Forest
• Precipitation
– 300 to 900 millimeters of rain per year
• Vegetation
– Coniferous-evergreen trees
• Trees that produce cones and needles; some needles
remain on the tree all year long
Coniferous Forest
• Location
– Canada, Europe, Asia, and the United States
• Note__
– Coniferous forest regions have cold, long, snowy
winters, and warm, humid summers; well-defined
seasons, at least four to six frost- free months
Coniferous Forest
• Description
– Between the tundra to the north and the
deciduous forest to the south lies the large area of
coniferous forest.
– One type of coniferous forest, the northern boreal
forest, is found in 50 degree to 60 degree N
latitudes.
– Another type, temperate coniferous forest, grows
in lower latitudes of North America, Europe, and
Asia, in the high elevations of mountains.
Coniferous Forest
• Coniferous forest consist mostly of conifers,
trees that grow needles instead of leaves, and
cones instead of flowers.
• Conifers tend to be evergreen, they bear
needles all year long.
• These adaptations help conifers survive in
areas that are very cold or dry.
• Common conifers==spruce, pine, fir
Coniferous Forest
• Some temperate coniferous forest receive up
to 2,000 mm of rainfall/year.
• Amount of precipitation depends on forest
location.
• Northern Boreal
– Winters – long, cold, dry
– Summers- short, moderately warm, moist
• Lower latitudes- precipitation more evenly distributed
throughout year.
Animal Life
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Black bear
Bat
Vole
Cougar
Finch
Wolf
Yellow jacket
Plant Life
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Pine tree
Liverwort
Lichens
Cedar tree
Fern
Fir tree
Redwood tree
Thimbleberry