Question

Name the types of forests in North America.

Answer 1

1. Tundra:

1. Winter is long and severely cold.
2. The northern coast of Canada.
3. Mosses, lichens, and dwarf willows.
4. Arctic Fox, Polar Bears, Wolverin, Sable, and Blue Fox.

2. Taiga or the Cold temperate Coniferous Forest:

1. Summer is warm and short. Heavy snowfall in winter.
2. Southcentral Alaska
3. Pine, Fir, Cedar, and Spruce
4. Beaver, Fox, Moose, Black Bears, and Grizzly Bears.

3. Temperate Prairie Grasslands:

1. winter is very cold, rainfall is moderate.
2. Central USA and Central Canada.
3. Grasses shrubs, Coyote, Gophers.
4. Rabbits, Prairie Dogs and Bison.

4. The Mediterranean forest:

1. Summer is hot and dry, cool wet winter.
2. western Coastal margin and Southern California
3. Olive, Grapes, Oak, Walnut, and Fig.

5. Desert forest:

1. The rainfall is very little.
2. Southwest USA northern Mexico Desert.
3. Cactus, Saguaro Cholla Cacti and yucca.
4. Desert Fox, Gazelles, Scorpions, Lizards, and Rattle Snakes.