Temperate deciduous forest

1. Temperate Deciduous Forest
Carolyn Chen and Shannon Klemm

2. Location
•Eastern parts of the United States
•Canada
•Most of Europe
•Parts of China and Japan

3. Temperature
•Average: roughly 75°F(24°C)
•High: 86°F (30°C)

4. Precipitation
•Rain is distributed evenly throughout the year, and there is
about 75-150 cm per year.
•Snowfall varies from none to very little to 75 centimeters per
year.

5. Plants
Trees:
•Broadleaf
•Deciduous
•Maple
•Oak
•Hickory
•Beech
•Evergreens
•Hemlocks
•Spruce
•Fir

6. Animals
•Mammals
oBears
oRaccoons
oSquirrels
oSkunks
oWoodmice
oDeer
•Birds
•Insects
•Reptiles
•Melting snow and rain provide ponds and streams for birds,
insects, fish, amphibians, and some reptiles.

7. Climate
Summer Highs
•80°- 90°F (27°- 32°C)
Winter Highs
•30°-55°F (-1°- 15°C)

8. Deforestation
An Environmental Issue in
Temperate Deciduous Forests

9. Countries that are affected: Eastern Part of United
States, Western Europe, China, and Japan

10. Causes of Deforestation
People cut down trees for their own use and purpose of it.
These forests are being cleared for farming and for human habitation.

11. Who or What is affected and How
•Deciduous forests around the world- they are facing a threat
to their existence.
•Animals living in the deciduous forests- they are becoming
extinct quickly, they are hunted for their fur.
•Humans- we have less oxygen.

12. Where is deforestation?
Temperate Deciduous Forests:
•Eastern parts of the United States
•Canada
•Most of Europe
•Parts of China and Japan

13. When did this problem begin?
•It began in the 20th Century. Today only 30% of the rain
forests remain.

14. What is being done to stop
deforestation?
•There have been many laws and
policies on deforestation.
•In June of 2003, two U.S.
representatives re-introduced a law
called the National Forest Road less
Area Conservation Act. This law protects
forests from mining, drilling or logging.
•In 1989 there was a petition sent to the
UN to stop deforestation. This petition
had 3 million signatures. The World
Rainforest Movement made this.
Unfortunately, The UN put it down.
•The UN and the United States
representatives are working together to
stop deforestation.

15. Possible Solutions
Reforestation: when we chop down trees, we would replant
new trees; make laws saying it is mandatory to do so: once
you cut down the trees and replant them, you would have
to wait years for them to grow back before you cut them
down again & repeat this process. Then, that would
provide us more oxygen for us to breathe and our original
forests would almost be the same as it used to be.