1. TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS
FOREST
By: Gina Schwandt and Daraka McLeod

2. Where is it found?
 Eastern half of North
America
 Middle of Europe
 Southwest Russia, Japan,
and eastern China
 Southern Chile and
Middle East coast of
Paraguay
 New Zealand and
Southeastern Australia
 Temperate deciduous
forests are located in
the mid-latitude areas
which means that they
are found between the
polar regions and the
tropics.

4. Climate
 Average annual temperature: 50°F
 Average rainfall: 30 to 60 inches/ year

7. Major Plant Groups
 Oak
 Beech
 Maple
 Chestnut Hickory
 Elm
 Basswood
 Linden
 Walnut
 Sweet Gum trees
 Rhododendrons
 Azaleas
 Mountain Laurel
 Huckleberries
 Lichen
 Club Mosses
 True Mosses
Trees Shrubs

8. Animals
 American Bald Eagle
 American Black Bear
 Coyote
 Platypus
 Chipmunk
 Red Squirrel
 White Tailed Deer
 Wolves
 Weasel

9.  National Symbol of the
U.S.
 Wing Span- up to 8 feet
 Nest in pine trees
 Raptor, “Bird of prey”
 Eat fish, small birds,
reptiles and mammals
 Used to be endangered,
but are not just a
threatened species
American Bald Eagle

10.  Animal of Prey
 Live in farmlands, brushy
and forested areas in
southern Canada and
mostly all of the
mainland United States.
Also throughout Central
America to Boliva
 Solitary animal
White Tailed Deer

11.  Predator and
Omnivore
 Can run up to 25mph
 Weigh between 220-
590lbs
American Black Bear

12. Facts about Temperate Deciduous
Forest
 Experience four seasons: Winter, Spring, Autumn,
and Summer.
 Deforestation and invasive species are issues that
are upsetting the balance of Temperate Deciduous
Forest ecosystems.

13.  http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest
.htm
 (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Bio
me/biotemperate.php)