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Forests
A geographic area characterized by a dense growth of trees and underbrush.
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What are the major characteristics of the Arctic Tundra?
the major characteristics are the wonderful plant life and wildlife. From arctic foxes to its polar bears and wolves the artic tundra is beautiful! In the winter time the temp. gets up to 34 degrees celcius and in the summer the temp. gets up to 3-12 degrees celcius! talk about cold! 15-25cm of precipitation! :)
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Once fall is over, the transition for winter is quick. Lakes and ponds freeze. Snowfall is only 25 - 30 cm per year. There are 3 months of darkness above Arctic Circle. Many mammals and birds migrate to the region during the summer. Arctic foxes and snowshoe hares change their fur color. For example : In the winter, arctic fox's fur would be white, same as the hare. In the winter, the fur would be brown.
Source : Yahoo, My Pak Work, Google.
-♥sally.
Types of plants in Newzealand?
The main alpine forest in New Zealand is the beech forest. This is mainly mountain beech (Nothofagus solandri var. cliffitoides), but also includes black, red and silver beech (Nothofagus solandri, fusca, and menziesii).Other alpine trees include mountain cedar (kaikawaka) and mountain totara.
New Zealand alpine forests are at relatively low altitudes, generally 1200-1500m is the upper limit, and scrub (low bushy plants) or tussock grasses are found at higher altitudes. The low treeline is thought to be a result of the relatively recent geological uplift of the New Zealand mountains and the isolation of New Zealand from other alpine environments, where more specialized high altitude trees have developed.
New Zealand forests are evergreen.
What is the slogan of van mahotsav?
Give the life to plants and take the life from plants.
If u chop
I'll sob
sexyjazz93:
Tress keep bees
and bees keep honey
don't cut but
rebuild
A missing branch,
A treeless ranch,
A tree less forest
On the horizon.
Where does the majority of Canada's lumber come from?
Canada export their lumber to MANY places! Some examples are Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Europe, United States, and of course they keep some of their lumber. They produce lots of lumber, and that's one of their main profit sources.
What are the similarities between coniferous and deciduous forests?
Both are evergreen softwoods and have needles and bear cones.
What is the difference between a rain forest and a jungle?
There is a difference between rainforest and jungle, though this doesn't have much to do with rainfall. Jungle areas typically surround rainforest areas, and have a key difference that has little to do with climate. The biggest distinction is that rain forests have an incredibly thick canopy of very tall trees. This means there are far fewer plants at ground level. Trees block out much of the light that would be required by most plants to thrive, so you will usually only find shade loving ground plants in rain forest areas.
Why wasn't Bilbo able to see the end of the forest from the tree tops?
The tree he climbed was in the middle of a broad valley and the ground sloped up around them. They were actually fairly close to the edge of the wood, but it couldn't be seen from that location.
Are there any deserts or forests in Canada?
There are forests in Canada, many forests. However, there are no true deserts.
What 3 abiotic factors affect a coniferous forest?
3 abiotic factors that affect a coniferous forest is the soil, the amount of rainfall, and the amount of sunlight that reaches the plants and animals. hi lillie
Best place to see fall colors in Vermont?
You don't have far to travel from any point, Vermont's surface is covered by about 77% forested area.
Examples for consumer awareness?
News and reports through the media (newspaper, magazine, television), the Internet, word-of-mouth (or the grapevine), personal experience, etc.
Why is it that Canada has so many forest regions?
Canada gets lots of rain and the soil is fertile so trees can grow well. Also, the temperatures are suitable for trees, except the point which gets too cold in the far north, which is known as the tree line.
How does global warming affect New Zealand?
Acid rain does not occur in New Zealand because as a country we do not produce enough pollution or warmth to cause acid rain.
no u D**S**t it does just look at the minestry of transports website
What are some things in the forest that start with the letter j?
Indeed, a Jinah - These are land masses covered in dark scrub and has a large ravine down the middle.
How do you get past the stones in pinwheel forest in black?
If Team Plasma is blocking it, battle the gym leader Lenora, and the Team Plasma grunts will steal the Dragonite Dragon Skull. Then the gym leader from Castelia, Burgh will come and take you to Pinwheel Forest, where you go down the forest road and battle more team plasma grunts.
If you need to catch a fighting type to defeat Lenora, go to the grass that is available before you come to the "Team Plasma Grunt Wall" as I like to call it~
Hope that helped
Which of following types of forest is most wide spread in India?
The following are the major types of vegetation identified in our country:
(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests or Tropical Rain Forest
(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests or Tropical Monsoon vegetation
(c) Tropical Thorn Forests and Scrubs
(d) Mountain Forests or Himalayan Vegetation
(e) Mangrove Forests
(f) Semi-deciduous forests or grasslands / Desert Vegetation
What is the vegetation found in tropical evergreen forests?
they are found in hot and wet regions. in india they are found on the rainy slopes of the western ghats, the hills of north east India and in the andaman and nicobar islands. the state in which tropical forests are found is Madhya Pradesh
What are the similarities between a forest and a grassland?
they are all the same, your friends there are gonna be the lions(;
One popular slogan for forest conservation is "Forest's Are Our Treasure. Save Them". Another popular slogan is "Wood is Good".
See: http://www.crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Boyt/ceramics/ceramics1.html You could spend a lifetime studying clay and its uses. Clay is basically the stuff in dirt that is non-organic, and not sand and rocks. It is always associated with water, but dried-up lakes and streams are the best sources. Clays used by Southwestern Anasazi is a mystery. A thousand years ago they made pottery just millimeters thick that survives today. Nobody (the legend goes) knows the source of this white clay. But some clay as polymer and modlying clay is made out of chemical h2o and rubber.
What are the four levels of the rain forest?
All forests have the same levels:
1. The Canopy
2.The Understory
3.The Herb Layer or Underbrush
4. The Floor
You don't usually have to use this too but the fifth layer is called the sub-floor.
Where do you get drinking water in the desert?
You can try this : Dig about 1-2 feet in sand. Now cut upper half section of any plastic bottle and put lower part in the dug hole. Now cover this by a polythene sheet and put sand on outer boundary to make the sheet steady. Now the water content of air would start depositing on the inner part of polythene. Also make middle of the polythene slightly downward to bottle so that the water droplets would directly fall inside the bottle. this trick I saw on a programme of Discovery channel.
