Cold Climate

Question 1

Name of climate

Answer 1

Boreal climate

55°N and the Artic Circle

Question 2

Temperature summer

Answer 2

Cold and long days - 10-15°C

Tilted towards sun

Question 3

Temperature winter

Answer 3

Cold and long nights -25°C

Tilted away from the sun

Question 4

Precipitation

Answer 4

Low - 400mm/yr

Winds too cold to hold moisture

Question 5

Vegetation

Answer 5

The Taiga - evergreen forest

• Branches slope down to allow snow to fall off
• thick bark holds moisture
• roots spread to gather as much moisture as possible
• shallow roots as a result of permafrost
• needles prevent moisture loss

Question 6

Wildlife

Answer 6

Mink, bear, wolf, eagle

• hibernate in cold months
• fur acts as insulator
• some have hooves that act as snow shoes
• birds migrate to south

Question 7

People

Answer 7

Very few people 
•Sami people 
- 50,000+ in Lapland 
- Europe's last tribe 
- past were herders, lifestyle based on migration of reindeer 
-Now, many work in forestry

Question 8

Boreal forests

Answer 8

At risk from logging companies
Wood is a huge demand
Also at risk from mining and oil companies