Temperate deciduous forests are located in eastern parts of North America, Europe, China, and Japan. These forests experience warm summers and cold winters with rainfall distributed evenly throughout the year. They are home to various broadleaf deciduous trees as well as mammals, birds, insects, and some reptiles and amphibians. However, deforestation due to human activities like farming and development poses a threat to these forests and the wildlife that depend on them. While some laws and reforestation efforts aim to curb deforestation, more protection and sustainable practices are still needed to preserve temperate deciduous ecosystems.

1. Temperate Deciduous Forest Carolyn Chen and Shannon Klemm

2. Location Eastern parts of the United States Canada Most of Europe Parts of China and Japan

3. Temperature Average: roughly 75°F(24°C) High: 86°F (30°C)

4. Precipitation Rain is distributed evenly throughout the year, and there is about 75-150 cm per year. Snowfall varies from none to very little to 75 centimeters per year.

5. Plants Trees: Broadleaf Deciduous Maple Oak Hickory Beech Evergreens Hemlocks Spruce Fir

6. Animals Mammals Bears Raccoons Squirrels Skunks Woodmice Deer Birds Insects Reptiles Melting snow and rain provide ponds and streams for birds, insects, fish, amphibians, and some reptiles.

7. Climate Summer Highs 80°- 90°F (27°- 32°C) Winter Highs 30°-55°F (-1°- 15°C)

8. Deforestation An Environmental Issue in Temperate Deciduous Forests

9. Countries that are affected: Eastern Part of United States, Western Europe, China, and Japan

10. Causes of Deforestation People cut down trees for their own use and purpose of it. These forests are being cleared for farming and for human habitation.

11. Who or What is affected and How Deciduous forests around the world- they are facing a threat to their existence. Animals living in the deciduous forests- they are becoming extinct quickly, they are hunted for their fur. Humans- we have less oxygen.

12. Where is deforestation? Temperate Deciduous Forests: Eastern parts of the United States Canada Most of Europe Parts of China and Japan

13. When did this problem begin? It began in the 20th Century. Today only 30% of the rain forests remain.

14. What is being done to stop deforestation? There have been many laws and policies on deforestation. In June of 2003, two U.S. representatives re-introduced a law called the National Forest Road less Area Conservation Act. This law protects forests from mining, drilling or logging. In 1989 there was a petition sent to the UN to stop deforestation. This petition had 3 million signatures. The World Rainforest Movement made this. Unfortunately, The UN put it down. The UN and the United States representatives are working together to stop deforestation.

15. Possible Solutions Reforestation: when we chop down trees, we would replant new trees; make laws saying it is mandatory to do so: once you cut down the trees and replant them, you would have to wait years for them to grow back before you cut them down again & repeat this process. Then, that would provide us more oxygen for us to breathe and our original forests would almost be the same as it used to be.