Geological Features
The soil is very fertile in this biome and the surface litter layer is very thin, some of the very best agricultural regions are temperate forests. The temperature ranges from -30 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius, it's average temperature is 10 degrees Celsius. It has cool winters and warm summers, during the winter it doesn't have much of a food supply so the different animal species either hibernate or migrate during that season. It has five different zones: tree stratum, small tree and sapling, shrub, herb, and ground.
Famous Landforms
In the USA, part of the Appalachian Mountains run into an abundance of temperate forests. Around the Mongolian steppes and along the Pacific Coast in Russia, China, and Korea are expanses of temperate forests. A famous park that is a temperate forest is Great Smoky Mountains National Park located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Fun Facts!
- Less than a quarter of the original temperate forests of the world are left due to humans colonizing and taking advantage of this biome.
- This biome is constantly changing in many ways such as weather, climate, tree conditions, etc.
- A single oak tree can produce 90,000 acorns a year.
- Black bears will put on a 5 inch layer of fat before hibernating for the harsh winter season.
- This biome is constantly changing in many ways such as weather, climate, tree conditions, etc.
- A single oak tree can produce 90,000 acorns a year.
- Black bears will put on a 5 inch layer of fat before hibernating for the harsh winter season.