Question

what are boreal forests

Answer 1

Boreal forests are the earth's most common and overall largest land-based biome. Boreal forests are also known as taiga, a Russian word which simply means swampy, moist forest. Boreal forests are coniferous and contain large amounts of evergreen trees. This biome plays a large role in the conditions of our earth's climate.

Answer 2

Boreal forests are mostly found in the upper regions of the Northern Hemisphere like Canada, Russia, Alaska and some Scandinavian countries.

 

Also known as Taiga, these are mostly coniferous forests with large wetlands. The main feature of such a forest is that, it consists of uniformly large, even-aged trees.

 

Canada has the largest Boreal forests in the world.