Transcript Forest of the world

Forest of the
world
Science
Introduction
 Many other areas in the world are
covered with different kinds of trees
 Here are three types of forests
World Map
Biomes of the World
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Coniferous forest
Coniferous
forest
 This type of forest
stretches from
Alaska southward
across North
america as well as
Europe and Asia.
 It consist mainly of
cone-bearing trees
such as spruce,
hemlock and fir
 Picture of a conebearing tree
Coniferous Forest
 Picture of a fir tree
 Picture of spruce
Coniferous forest
 The soil is not very rich, because there are
no leaves to decompose and make the
ground suitable for growth.
 This will reduce the growth of other kinds of
plant life.
 Some animals that live in this forest are
moose, red fox, snowshoe rabbits and great
horned owls.
Coniferous animals
 Snowshoe rabbit
 Great horned owl
 Moose
 Red fox
Deciduous forest
Deciduous forest
 It is found in the
mild-temperate
zone of Northern
Hemisphere.
 Major deciduous
forests are found
in eastern North
America, Europe
and eastern Asia.
Deciduous forest
 They lose their
leaves in the fall.
 The natural decaying
of the fallen leaves
makes the soil rich
that allows all kinds
of plant life to grow.
Deciduous forest
 Oak, beech, ash and maple trees
are types of deciduous forests.
Deciduous forest
 Oak tree
 Purple beech tree
Deciduous forest
 Ash tree
 Maple tree leave
Deciduous animals
 Deer
 American gray
squirrels
 Raccoons
 Woodpeckers
Rain Forest
Rain Forest
 It is found in Asia, Africa, South Americ, Central
America and on many of the Pacific islands.
 Almost half of the total area of the world’s rain
forest is in BRAZIL.
 Tropical rain forest receive at least 70% inches of
rain each year and have more species of plants
and animals.
 The thick vegetation absorbs moisture, which then
evaporates and falls as rain.
Rain forest
 It has 3 layers like the levels in a stadium.
 First-the canopy or the tallest level that has
trees between 100 and 200 feet tall.
 The second level, or understory contains a
mix of small trees, vines and palms and well
as shrubs and ferns.
 The third and lowest level is the forest floor
where herbs, mosses and fungi grow.
 The
combination of
heat and
moisture makes
tropical rain
forests the
perfect place for
more that 15
million types of
plants and
animals.
Rain Forest
Heat and moisture
Rain Forest animals
 anteater
 Jaguar
Rain Forest
 Lemur
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Rain Forest
 Orangutan
 Macaw
Rain Forest
 Sloth
 Toucan
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