Question

Differentiate between:

Taiga and Tundra regions

Answer 1

	Taiga Region	Tundra Region
Latitudinal extent	Taiga region is found between 55° to 65° North latitude.	Tundra region is found between 65° to 90° North latitude.
Temperature (Summer)	Brief cool summers with a temperature of around 15°C to 20° C.	The summer temperature is around 10°C.
Temperature (Winter)	Bitterly cold winters with a temperature less than 0°C are found in this region.	Winter temperature is around -20°C to -30°C.
Precipitation	Year-round precipitation is around 300 to 500 mm in summers, snowfall in winters.	Precipitation is in form of snow around 300 to 500 mm.
Other atmospheric phenomenon	Heavy cloud cover, high humidity, drizzle, fog, frost, cold winter poleward are the characteristics of the Taiga region.	Low evaporation, coastal fog are the characteristics of the Tundra region.
Location	Continental location.	Proximity to coasts.
Vegetation	Coniferous forests with softwood, vegetables, and root crops are found.	Tundra vegetation, swamps during melting is formed.
Animal life	Animals with fur like moose, foxes, bear, etc., are found.	Animals with fur like a polar bear, seal, walrus are found.
Human occupation	Hunting and lumbering is a major occupation.	Hunting and fishing lS the major occupation.
Regions of the world	The northern part of North America from Newfoundland to Alaska, northern Eurasia from Scandinavia through most of Siberia to the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk are the major Taiga region is found.	Arctic ocean borderlands of North America, Greenland, and Eurasia, Antarctic, Peninsula, some polar islands are the major regions under Tundra vegetation.