Temperate Deciduous Forests

Question 1

Temperate Deciduous Forests
where are they found

Answer 1

Occur in eastern North America, northeastern Asia, and western and central Europe.

Question 2

Temperate Deciduous Forests

Answer 2

Have a distinct winter, moderate climate, and a 140–200-day growing season during four to six frost-free months.

Question 3

Temperate Deciduous Forests
temperature varies

Answer 3

from –20°F to 85°F (–30°C to 30°C).

Question 4

Temperate Deciduous Forests precipitation

Answer 4

Precipitation averages 30–60 inches (75–150 cm) per year.

Question 5

Temperate Deciduous Forest
soil

Answer 5

Fertile soil is enriched by decaying leaf litter.

Question 6

Temperate Deciduous Forest
tree canopy

Answer 6

The tree canopy allows light to penetrate, resulting in well-developed and diverse understory vegetation and animal stratification.

Question 7

Temperate Deciduous Forest
common trees

Answer 7

Oaks, hickories, beeches, hemlocks, maples, cottonwoods, elms, willows, and spring-flowering herbs are deciduous trees.

Question 8

Temperate Deciduous Forest
common animals

Answer 8

Birds, squirrels, rabbits, skunks, deer, mountain lions, bobcats, timber wolves, foxes, and black bears live there.

Question 9

Temperate Deciduous Forest
societal effects

Answer 9

Development, land clearing, and timbering have left few temperate forests.