TEMPERATE FOREST

Description

• Temperate Forests are located in the mid-latitude areas.
• This means they are found between polar regions and the tropics.
• The Temperate Forest regions are exposed to warm and cold air masses, which causes all four seasons.

LOCATION

• Some Temperate Forests are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, Japan, Spain, Alps and the Himalayas, and Africa.

CLIMATE

• Average temperature- 60 degrees F during the day & during the night time below zero.
• Temperate forests go through all four seasons.
• Rainfall ranges from 40 inches to 150 inches per year.
• Warm summers and short, cold winters.

CLIMATE GRAPH

Fauna

• White tailed deer, bald eagle, beavers black&brown bears
• Fox, frogs, raccoons, muskrats, porcupines, rabbits
• Hawks, turkey

Flora

• All plants have to adapt to the different seasons. For example, in the fall the leaves fall off the trees.
• Trees; Pine Fir, Hemlock, Spruce, and sequoias.
• Flowers; Lady Fern, Spanish Bluebell, and the Common Primrose.

ABIOTIC

• Soil; Poor quality
• Rocks
• Sunlight, air & wind
• Water

SUSTAINABILITY

• Timber
• Soil erosion