TAIGATAIGA
•a habitat located near mountain tops,
deserts and tropical forests in Eurasia and
North America
•largest biome in the world
•Russian word which means forest
•also called boreal forest
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•very cold in winter with just snowfall
•warm, rainy and humid in summer
•mostly coniferous plants grow here
•has millions of insects in summer
•spring and autumn are so short