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=The Taiga Cordillera=

__Map of the Ecozone

Introduction__ The Taiga cordillera is a beautiful place. It is on the western part of the country, and it has meny mountains and valleys, covered in snow and ice. only about 100 people live here because of the very cold temperatures and, because there are no major industry's and commercial centers there.

A picture of the one if the Taiga Mountains

__Land form Region__ The Taiga Cordillera is a part of the Land form of Western Cordillera. In the early days of the Western Cordillera, there was a lot of folding and faulting, which now has created the breathtaking mountains of the Taiga Cordillera. These mountains were created when the Pacific plate and the North American plate collided. The heavier Pacific plate subducted under the North American plate. This caused the mountains that are separated by valleys. media type="youtube" key="Tzt_EBD3DDQ" height="344" width="425"

__Climate__

The Taiga Cordillera Region has very cold Winters, that are about -24 degrees and very short Summers that are about 13 degrees. They get an average of 250mm to 400mm of precipitation, but this is mainly snow because of there cold temperatures in this region. Their summers are very short and not that warm. During the summer it is very dry there, because it does not rain very much in the summer. In the winter there is all lot of snow, due to the cold temperatures, and there is also not all lot of sunlight.

__Vegetation and Soil__

The Taiga Cordillera is a part of the soil region of complex soils of mountain areas. This area has very poor soil conditions because of the lack of the sunlight, therefor the soil does not get all the nutrients it needs. The Taiga Cordillera is a part of the Cordilleras Vegetation region. They have tundra of all types, and areas of scattered forest. The Taiga Cordillera has a very short growing season of 90 to 130 days, it is there very short summers that cause the short growing season.

__Fun Facts__

The Taiga Cordillera covers 246,213 of land. Only a few hundred people live in the Taiga Cordillera because it is very cold, they get short summers and they only have a few hours of daylight. No major urban centers or industries exist in the Taiga Cordillera because of its small population.

__Trivia__

Think you know every thing about the Taiga Cordillera ? Well here are some trivia questions to test you knowledge.

1. What land form region is the Taiga Cordillera part of ?

2. About how many people live in the Taiga Cordillera region ?

3. How long is the Taiga Cordilleras growing season?

4. How did the mountains form in the Taiga Cordillera?

5. What is the temperature range for the Taiga Cordillera ?

by Jenny Trimble