HOW IMPORTANT ARE THE FORESTS? * They provide homes and food for animals * They provide watershed and water supply for the low lands * Trees in the forests protect the land from erosion * Sources of fuel, lumber, and materials for paper products

Location: Canada, Europe, Asia, and the United States Temperature: 40°C to 20°C, average summer temperature is 10°C Vegetation: Coniferous-evergreen trees (trees that produce cones and needles; some needles remain on the trees all year long) * spruces, pines, and first.

Needle-like leaves that have a waxy covering. *The soil in the coniferous forest is not fertile. ADAPTATION:

LOCATION: Mid -latitude - Eastern half of North America, and the middle of Europe - Asia : Southwest Russia, Japan, and Eastern China. - South America: Southern Chile and Middle East - New Zealand - Southeastern Australia

The average annual temperature deciduous forest is 50° F. oak, beech, maple, chestnut, hickory, elm basswood, linden, walnut and sweet gum trees. Squirrels, Salamanders, Birds (thrushes, blue rays woodpeckers,) COMMON PLANTS: COMMON ANIMALS: TEMPERATURE:

-The plants have adapted to the forests by leaning toward the sun. (Phototropism) ADAPTATIONS: - The animals adapt to the climate by hibernation and camouflage. Trees lose their leaves to reduce water loss in dry winter.

LOCATION: Along the equator The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets higher than 93 °F (34 °C) or drops below 68 °F (20 °C); - Central America in the Amazon river basin. - Africa - Zaire basin, with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. - Indo - Malaysia - west coast of India, Assam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Queensland, Australia TEMPERATURE:

Tall trees (up to 50 or more), Epiphytes Snakes, lizards, frogs, monkeys, brightly colored butterflies, mosquitoes, camouflaged stick insects, and huge colonies of ants, arboreal animals ADAPTATIONS: Animals: Camouflage Plants: Large leaves to absorb greater amount of sunlight Common Animals: Common Plants: * It has the most fertile soil.

CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION: LOGGING KAINGIN MINING BUILDING DAMS AND ROADS NATURAL CALAMITIES

EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION 1. Soil erosion 2. Loss of watershed 3. Loss of biodiversity 4. Change in climate

If you are one among the animals in the forest, how would you want human beings maintain your habitat?