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THE DECIDUOUS
FOREST
KHALID ZUBAIDI
OSAMAH HINDI

WHAT IS THE
DECIDUOUS FOREST
Deciduous means falling off or tending to fall off
VIVIDLY?

which well describes the Deciduous Forest due to the

dropping of all the leaves that are no longer needed
to survive.
Deciduous Forests can be found in the eastern part
of North America and the middle of Europe.
Although, there are also many Deciduous Forests in
Asia.
Deciduous Forests have four seasons, spring,
summer, autumn, and winter. During Autumn, the
leaves start changing colors. In winter, they lose all
of their leaves.
Information:
The complete word hunter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous_forest

Deciduous also means growing in some ways, like a

deer's antlers, or a babys Image:
teeth.
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THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE

DECIDUOUS FOREST!

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As you can see the deciduous forest

stretches out from the East United States
of America, and south east Canada. It
covers most of Europe and the east point
of Asia. Also you could find some
deciduous forest in the very tip of South
America. And you could some of the
forest in the east side of Australia and it

Plants:

Image:
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
deciduous_plant_page.htm

Image:
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
deciduous_plant_page.htm

There are many types of plants in the deciduous

forest. A lot of them trees. Among these are the
Pecan tree on the top left. The white birch on the
top right. On the bottom right there is the white
oak tree. And last but not least to your bottom
left the common
lime tree. These are all fabulous
White Oak tree: When the oak is a seedling it produces
trees.
a taproot. This taproot digs in the ground and gets the
water that is needed for the tree to live.

All information
from:
http://www.blu
eplanetbiome
s.org/deciduo
us_plant_page
.htm

Image:

Carpet moss: Carpet moss really is what it sounds like, it

is a small plant that carpets the Deciduous Forest and
parts of the Taiga. There adaptation is stranger than
other plants adaptations. What they do is that they all
move next to each other and stay together so that it is
easy to reproduce and they dont get eaten, because
they are a large food source for certain animals.
American Beech Tree: The American Beech Tree is very
important to our world, it produces benches, cabinets, tables
etc. It also has nuts which are very delicious and expensive.
Their adaptation to their environment is not very different to
the White Oaks adaptation. American Beech trees send their
roots around the top of the ground and the bottom so that it can
consume every part of moisture in the floor and use it when
needed, ex-sunny day.

Image: http://www.academyfloor.com/images/whiteoak(1).jpg

Animals of the deciduous

forest:

The American Bald Eagle:

The American bald eagle is highly
known for its great position as the
representing animal of the United
States of America, although that it not
the only common and known thing
about the Bald Eagle. Bald Eagles are
well adapted to their environment and
can live up to 50 years old. Some of
their adaptations are their long 5.5 to 8
feet wing span, or the fact that they
have better eyesight than humans from
four to eight times stronger. There are
Information
many others but there is not enough
and
Picture:
time
to discuss them all.

The Duckbill Platypus:

The Duckbill Platypus is not as
famous and known as the bald
eagle, but it is still an
important creature in the
Deciduous Forests, they can
live up to fifteen years old. But
they also have specific
adaptations that help them
survive in the wild. Like their
thick
fur and tails which they
Information:
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_animal_page
use to store fat, not much
.htm
unlike the camel.

http://www.blue
planetbiomes.o
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Image:
epedia.pbworks.com/
Duckbill-Platypus

The Least Weasel

The least Weasel is another one of
the many animals of the Deciduous
Forest. The Least Weasel has a great
survival and method that they have
evolved over the years to suit their
environment. That adaptation is that
the males can consist of a 40 acre
land (161874.256 square meters)
just so that they will be protected,
they might even fight for that land.
The male that loses, loses the land.
That also means that very limited
Weasels own land. Instead, for
females they declare peace and live
together. Another one of their many
adaptations is that after a male
mates with a female he leaves
immediately to not attract a fight
that could cause the babies death.

Both information and image from:

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_a
nimal_page.htm

Here are some other animals that live in the

Deciduous Forest:

American Black
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Bear
org/deciduous_animal_page.ht
m

White-Tailed Deer
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.
org/deciduous_animal_page.ht
m

Coyote
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.
org/deciduous_animal_page.ht
m

Eastern Chipmunk
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.
org/deciduous_animal_page.ht
m

European Red
Squirrel
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.
org/deciduous_animal_page.ht
m

Fat Dormouse
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.
org/deciduous_animal_page.ht
m

Weather in the Deciduous

Forests

The average weather in the deciduous forests is 75F or

24 degrees Celsius. Although the weather can go up to
86F or 30 degrees Celsius. The temperature depends on
the location and latitude of the forest.

Information:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml
Image:
http://www.caskwidge.com/shop/images/thermometer.gif

Aboitic and Biotic Factors

Biotic Factors:
-Large oak, Maple, Beech, Chestnut, Hickory, Elm, Basswood, Linden, Walnut,
or Sweet gum trees-Small Plants and Shrubs, grass etc-Herbs and other young
plants-Club mosses, and true mosses-Animals

Abiotic Factors:
-Lichens-Rocks-Water-Mud/Dirt-Soil-Rainfall-Average Temperature

How the factors affect the environment:

The rainfall, temperature, soil, water, and all the other factors affect the
environment big time, because all of those factors combined make a balance
that is called the Deciduous Forests. Those factors are what make the
Deciduous Forest different and unique.
Information: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090503062620AAI1h7o
The complete word hunter
Image: http://164.100.52.111/images/pictures/Mix%20deciduous%20forest.jpg

The Human Activities in the Deciduous Forest

Human Activities in the Deciduous Forest are very
common and general:
1- Humans rip down trees and plants, for paper, chairs,
tables, etc. Also, humans take foods, ex-nuts, berries,
animals, fish, etc. Those activities affect the Deciduous
Forest a lot because it takes a lot from the plants and
animals total population. Also, it ruins animals homes and
gives them no shelter. We think that it is a bad activity
and we should either avoid doing it as much or try to stop
fully because it is slowly causing extinction around the
world.
2- Humans cause pollution by all of the heavy machinery
gas, oil and other wastes. That pollution also causes
problems in the Deciduous Forests, for example that
pollution can kill an animal that is sensitive to such
wastes. We also think that we should try to stop abusing
Information: http://journals.cambridge.org/ac
oil and gas in this specific position too. Due to the fact
tion/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5949
that it could also, at these rates, cause radiation soon
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which would be fatal to it.

Research Notes
Idea, Information or Picture

Source and Date of Access

We received information about animals of the deciduous forest and their adaptation techniques, also some
helpful photos.

We received information about the deciduous forest plants and their adaptations to the forest, and a picture.

We took information about the temperature rates in the deciduous forest and the abiotic and biotic factors in
the Deciduous Forest.

We got general information about the deciduous forest.

We got a picture of the Duckbill Platypus

We got more general information about the Deciduous Forests

We got a picture of the Deciduous Forest.

We got a picture of the world map with the Deciduous Forests on it.

We got a picture of a white oak tree.

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We got a picture of a thermometer.

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tm
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http://
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id.shtml
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous_forest
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http://epedia.pbworks.com/Duckbill-Platypus
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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_
forest.htm
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http://folk.uio.no/larsejo/tits/gallerypics/
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/wc.notes/
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http://www.academyfloor.com/
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We got information about the meaning of Deciduous.

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We got an image of the Deciduous Forest.

http://164.100.52.111/images/pictures/Mix%20deciduou
s%20forest.jpg
15-03-2010

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We got information of the Deciduous Forests abiotic features.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090
503062620AAI1h7o

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We got information about the Human Activities in the Deciduous Forest and how the affect it.

15-03-2010
The complete word hunter (book)
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http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract
?fromPage=online&aid=5949432
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