The tundra and coniferous forest zones dominate the vast region of North Asia known as Siberia. 

Tundra is a treeless vegetation type. Because the climate is so cold that the ground remains frozen even in summer, trees cannot grow their roots. 

The Asian tundra is inhabited by very few people. This can be explained by the extremely harsh climate: the winter is very cold, and even the summer is quite cool. 

The Siberian natural resources, such as natural gas and metals, attract industry to the area. This is why various industrial cities can be found in the Asian tundra. 

South of the tundra, there is a vast zone of Asian coniferous forests ot taiga.  

The population density is not very high in this region, either. Most of the habitation is concentrated on the banks of the great Asian rivers that run through the vast taiga.