taiga

biome: a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate. back in the day, we called them by these names:
tundra
taiga
steppe
temperate forest
desert
tropical

the taiga always struck me as fascinating. the definition, subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the northern hemisphere, explains part of that. i am a big fan of the coniferous forest concept. the taiga covers canada, upper michigan, alaska, finland, norway, and highland scotland - all delightful places. plus, the name taiga is kinda cool, don't you think?