1. Calvin Calloway G Hour APES 10-7-13
Temperate Rainforest
Calvin Calloway
G Hour APES

2. World Distribution Map
Temperate Rainforest are found in the following areas:
Along the Northwestern Coast of America
Small areas of Chile
Small areas of New Zealand
Australia
Europe
Asia

3. Major Characteristics
The average elevation of temperate rainforests ranges between sea level-750 meters
The geographical features include trees, mosses, bushes, rivers and at some temperate forest there may be mountains
Temperate rainforest have at least 2-3 m of precipitation a year, in warmer areas there is at least 3.5 m
The precipitation can be in form of either rain or snow (if higher in elevation)
They may also be misty or foggy

4. Major Characteristics
The usual high temperature is around 65 degrees Fahrenheit
The usual low temperature is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit
Most Temperate Rainforests tend to be cool
Temperate Rainforest have hardly any wind

5. Animals & Plants There is a large amount biodiversity among slugs
Bears
Racoons
Birds
Deer/Elk
Fungi (Mushrooms)
Lichens (Moss)
Coastal Redwood
Western Skunk Cabbage

6. Indigenous People
1.6 billion people depend on temperate rainforest for water
The Pygmy tribe, who hunt and gather for food
The Huli tribe, who hunt, gather food and grow crops
The Yanomami tribe live in large circular buildings composed of vine and leaf thatch

7. Anthropogenic Problems
Animals are being hunted at Temperate Rainforest
There are laws set in place to help protect the population of animals
Trees are being cut down for ships, houses, furniture, agriculture, and firewood
The members of a program called Global Releaf are planting native trees to make sure the population of trees does not get too low

8. Graphs
This graph shows the average high, low and amount of rainfall/snowfall for temperate rainforest for Vancouver Island
This graph shows the differing amounts of rain for different types of biomes
This graph shows the different percents of biomes that are located around the world

9. Sources
Regina Bailey () Land Biomes: Temperate Forests.
( July ) Graphs Showing Precipitation and Sunlight
Kasey Reardon, Romy Aedo, and Paul Mitchell (March ) Temperature Graph
(January ) The Temperate Rainforest
Mark Wagner (April ) Temperate forests: wildernesses worth protectinghttp://wwf.panda.org/?200006/Temperate-forests-wildernesses-worth-protecting
Christy Carley, Kyla Garlid, Grace Burgin (October ) Temperate Deciduous Forest
People of The Rainforest