Question

What is the “boreal forest”, and why does it occur where it does (in broad terms)?

Answer 1

Boreal forests are the earth's most common and the largest land-biome. Boreal forests are also known as taiga. Boreal forests are coniferous and contain large amounts of evergreen trees, made up of mostly cold tolerant trees such as spruce, fir.

Due to the ability of the plants that are found in this forest to survive in extremely cold temperatures, the location of the boreal forest can be seen to be between the temperate deciduous forests that are located on the South Side and the Tundra located on the North.