Download Temperate Deciduous Forest Around The World

Temperate Deciduous Forest
Around The World
Deciduous forest are located all around the world.
The green highlighted areas are where the forests
are located and the areas you will be traveling.
•Dense stands of deciduous trees—tree
that drop their leaves each year
•Only a few plants in a deciduous forest
keep their leaves during winter.
•The deciduous forests in North America
lie along the eastern side this includes
the State of Georgia.
Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Deciduous forests are found in most of the Central
European countries and in Eastern Asia.
• Almost all of the world's deciduous forest is
located by an ocean.
• Have trees with broad leaves that turn color and
fall off.
Animals
Deciduous forests feature a variety of
different animals based on the location.
Examples
1. Rabbits
2. foxes
3. woodchucks
4. squirrels
5. Rat Snake
6. Raccoons
Examples of Animals:
Smooth Arrowwood
• There are thousands of species of plants
in Deciduous forest.
• Examples
Lady fern
Oak
Elm Tree
Examples of Plants:
• Average precipitation is about 75 – 125 cm. (30 –
49 in.)
• Average temperature is about 82°F to 42°F (28°C
to 6°C)
• There are 4 seasons; spring, summer, fall and
winter
•
Temperate Deciduous Forests
• Plant Adaptations
1. Deciduous –
conserves energy
•
2. Hard woods
2. Many herbivores
3. Some have protective
sap
3. Camouflage &
mimicry
Animal Adaptations
1. Hibernate or migrate