alleryThe taiga in its present form has existed for about how long?
AAbout 12,000 years
BAbout 120 million years
CAbout 12 million years
DAbout 1.2 billion years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. About 12,000 years
It formed after the last ice age, since the start of the Holocene epoch roughly 12,000 years ago.
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