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Answer» North America has a wide variety of natural vegetation and wildlife. 1. The Tundra - Mosses and Lichens are found here. Some stunted flowering plants grow in summer.
- Animals like Arctic fox, reindeer,caribou, polar bears etc., are found here. Whales, seals and fish ate found along the coastal areas.
2. The Taiga or the coniferous belt - The trees found here are pine, fir, spruce, lurch, cedar etc.,
- Animals like the lynx, sable, silver, fox, beaver, black and grizzly bears are found hare.
3. Deciduous type - The trees found here are cypress, oak, ash, maple and chestnut. Mohogany and logwood are also found here
- Animals like beaver, black bear, bear, musk rat and porcupines are found here.
4. Coal temperate climate - They are vast plains with rich grass. Only a few trees grow on the hill tops.
- Bisons and prairie dogs are the important animals found here.
5. Mediterranean type - The trees found here are olives, oak, cork, walnut, figs etc., Citrus trees like lemon, orange etc., are also found here.
- Not much wildlife is found here.
6. The Desert Type - Cactus and thorny bushes are common here.
- Animals like the desert fox, lizards, rattle snakes and various kinds of insects are found here.
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