Temperate Deciduous Forest

Carolyn Chen and Shannon Klemm

Location

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

Temperature

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

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.

Plants

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

Animals

• Mammalso Bears o Raccoonso Squirrelso Skunkso Woodmiceo Deer 

• Birds• Insects• Reptiles• Melting snow and rain provide ponds and streams for birds,

insects, fish, amphibians, and some reptiles.

Climate

Summer Highs• 80°- 90°F (27°- 32°C)

Winter Highs• 30°-55°F (-1°- 15°C) 

Deforestation

An Environmental Issue in Temperate Deciduous Forests

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

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. 

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.

Where is deforestation? 

Temperate Deciduous Forests: • Eastern parts of the United States• Canada• Most of Europe• Parts of China and Japan

When did this problem begin? 

• It began in the 20th Century. Today only 30% of the rain forests remain. 

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. 

Possible SolutionsReforestation: 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.