Forestry Flashcards
1
Q
3 types of forests
A
tropical (rainforest)
temperate (UK)
boreal/ taiga (alpine)
2
Q
e.g countries with boreal forests
A
canada and russia
3
Q
e.g countries with temperate forests
A
UK and germany
4
Q
e.g tropical rainforests
A
along the equator:
the congo
amazon
5
Q
rainforest soils are…
A
infertile
deep
nutrient poor
6
Q
why are rainforest soils like this?
A
heavy rainfall can quickly dissolve/ carry away nutrients = nutrient leaching
7
Q
what % is UK forest cover?
A
13%
less than half of the global average
8
Q
what stage in ecological succession are forests?
A
climax community
9
Q
resources of forests
A
fuel
food
fibres
medicines
timber
