Sunday, June 14, 2009

Unique in their own Ways

Forests can be found all throughout the world. Their climate has everything to do with where they are located. Tropical Rain Forests live near the earth's equator in places that temperture stays consistently warm, wet and high humidity (no seasonal change). The temperture in these forest range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit depending if it is day or night and where it is located around the world. The average rainfall is 120 inches a year but they have been know to recieve up to 260 inches in a one year. Temperate Forests are found in areas of western and eastern North America, northeast Asia, western and central Europe. they normally have four defined seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter althought in some places the winters can be very mild. The temperture ranges from 40 to 80 degrees Fahrenfeit depending on the season. They recieve anywhere from 80 to 120 inches of rain in a years time. The Boreal Forests also know as Taiga Forests are found in parts of Europe, Asia, Siberia, North America, Alaska and Canada these are places with four seasons but winters are long and cold. Temperture varies from 10 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. And they recieve most of their precipitation in the from of snow, the average is around 70 inches a year but this varies alot depending on location in the world.

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