Tatiana and her family live in Russia. One of Tatiana's favorite family activities is hiking in the summer. They often wait until temperatures are around 80° F, and they try to go as many times as possible before the end of the short summer. They enjoy hiking in the nearby forest so they can watch animals such as sables, moose, and gray owls in their natural habitats. Based on the information provided, one can infer that Tatiana lives in a climate region and is observing animals in a ecosystem. A. tundra . . . Marine west coast B. subarctic . . . Coniferous forest C. Mediterranean . . . Chaparral D. highlands . . . Humid continental

Subartic climate regions are areas that a dominated by long and cold winter and the short and mild summer time. The cold air that affect temperate latitudes in the south during winter comes from the subartic region. From the information, it was stated that the temperatures are low needing it to rise to 80 degrees F before they can go out for hiking and also characterized by short summer which are all indications that Tatiana and her family is in a subartic climate region.

Coniferous forest are forest composed mainly of cone bearing needle leaves trees found in areas having long winters and mild summers with high annual rainfall. Animals found here include sable, moose, crossbill, gray owls and so on. Hence, Tatiana family probably hikes in a coniferous forest given the information on animals present.