- ii. Taiga
- Taiga is a Russian world meaning ” Swampy forest”. Taiga is mostly identified with its abundant coniferous forest. The trees available, mostly conifers are less diverse in number of species than those in the deciduous trees forests found further south from Taiga and the soil has different kind of humus which is more acid. Precipitation is low, but like Tundra there are a number of bogs and lakes available.