1. Deciduous Forest By Whitney Smith, Noelle Daugherty, Runglong Zhang, Lucas Solak.

2. Deciduous forests can be found in the eastern half of North America, and the middle of Europe. There are many deciduous forests in Asia. Some of the major areas that they are in are southwest Russia, Japan, and eastern China. South America has two big areas of deciduous forests in southern Chile and Middle East coast of Paraguay. There are deciduous forests located in New Zealand, and southeastern Australia also. Geographical location The Deciduous Forest is located in the

3. climate -Four seasons -Mixed amount of rain 14 to 18 inches -Summer hot -spring lot of rain -fall leaves change color -winter cold snow

4. White Tailed Deer The fur is grey in the winter and reddish in the summer Males weigh up to 400lbs Males shed their antlers in January to march animals • Duckbill platypus • can maintain a body temperature of around 86 degrees F even underwater Coyote Weighs about 15 to 44lbs Can live almost anywhere Long pointed ears and tall ears • American bald eagle • The wingspan of an eagle measures from 5.5 to 7.5 feet. . American Black Bear Can run up to 25 mph Well adapted to the cold New born cubs are born blind

5. plants Carpet Moss, like its name, carpets the ground. In the spring the carpet moss is golden green, They can live in a wide variety of habitats, but are most often found covering the ground, growing on stream beds, and on the base of trees Mosses are simple, rootless evergreen plants. • American beech • Common to see initials carved in the smooth bark but this is not good for the tree.

6. Food web The deer, caterpillar, and the chipmunk eats the leaves from the tree, the bird eat the spider, and the spider eats the dragonfly, and the fox,

7. Major landform

8. Natural resources • Trees are used for lumber and lumber byproducts, such as furniture and boats. In addition, there are fruits, nuts, and syrup.

9. Place of interest

10. Vocabulary word NICHE • a habitat supplying the factors necessary for the existence of an organism or species • the ecological role of an organism in a community especially in regard to food consumption