1. Cold Climates
On your map, write in three countries with a Boreal and Tundra climates

2. FEATURES OF BOREAL LANDS
They have a high latitude which means they don’t receive direct sunlight.
Winters are very long. In January Temperatures can drop to -29’c.
In Winter, they are tilted away from the sun and have only a few hours of sunshine.
The summers are short. They receive more hours of daylight.
Polar winds are too cold to hold moisture. Therefore there is very little precipitation / rain in polar regions.

3. Cold Climate: Vegetation Profile

4. Taiga Forest
Taiga forest is a type of Evergreen (never lose their leaves) forest located in the Boreal.

5. Coniferous Trees
Coniferous means they have needles instead of leaves. This means they will not wilt in the cold.

6. Cold Climate: How to the trees survice the cold
Slender shape to withstand wind
Downward slope so snow can fall off
Thick needles which resist cold
Thick bark to resist cold
Shallow roots to avoid permafrost

7. KEY TERMS
Boreal
Cold
Polar
Taiga
Coniferous
Evergreen