Deciduous ForestDeciduous Forest

By: Claire OstopowiczBy: Claire Ostopowicz

These forests are These forests are foundfound in North in North America, Europe, and America, Europe, and Asia. Asia.

The average The average temperature in temperature in deciduous forest is deciduous forest is roughly 75 degrees roughly 75 degrees but gets as high as 86 but gets as high as 86 degrees, depending degrees, depending on the altitude of the on the altitude of the forest. forest.

LocationLocation

LocationLocation

Deciduous forest are found in Deciduous forest are found in

the middle latitudes around the the middle latitudes around the globe.globe.

Landscape Landscape

Deciduous trees loseDeciduous trees lose their leaves their leaves seasonally. seasonally.

They would look They would look different depending different depending on the time you look on the time you look at it. at it.

In spring and summer In spring and summer it would look lush and it would look lush and greengreen. .

Plants/AnimalsPlants/Animals Peccary-Peccaries are Peccary-Peccaries are

most active at dawn most active at dawn and dusk; they rest and dusk; they rest during the hottest part during the hottest part of the day.of the day.

Nightingale-The Nightingale-The nightingale is about 6 nightingale is about 6 to 7 inches long and to 7 inches long and weighs about 1in a weighs about 1in a half to 1 ounce. half to 1 ounce.

AnimalsAnimals

Newt-Newt-

Newts are about 3 to Newts are about 3 to 4 inches long. 4 inches long. Newt spend their Newt spend their lives near water lives near water because they must because they must return to the water return to the water to lay their eggs. to lay their eggs.

Fun FactsFun Facts

The soil in the The soil in the deciduous forest is deciduous forest is quite fertile, since it is quite fertile, since it is often enriched with often enriched with falling leaves, twigs, falling leaves, twigs, logs, and dead logs, and dead organisms. organisms.

Temperature in Temperature in deciduous forest vary deciduous forest vary between 30 degrees between 30 degrees to 90 degrees to 90 degrees between winter and between winter and summer. summer.

Fun FactsFun Facts

In a deciduous forest In a deciduous forest there is a average there is a average rainfall of 40 to 60 rainfall of 40 to 60 inches.inches.