Figure 23.22: One of the terrestrial biomes, a taiga, a coniferous evergreen forest of the
subarctic, covering extensive areas of northern North America and Eurasia. This taiga is
along the Denali Highway in Alaska. The Alaska Range is in the background. ( 12 )
Figure 23.23: A terrestrial biome, a tropical rainforest, located in the Amazon basin north
of Manaus, Brazil. The image was taken within 30 minutes of a rain event, and a few white
‘clouds’ above the canopy are indicative of rapid evaporation from wet leaves after the rain.
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