Figure 8.17
Temperate deciduous forest. (A) Temperate deciduous forest in Cherokee National Forest, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. (B) Climate diagram for Chattanooga. Average annual temperatures in the temperate deciduous forest biome vary from 2°C to 20°C (35°F to 68°F). Average annual precipitation ranges from 50 to 250 cm (20 to 98 in). (C) Temperate deciduous forest is or was located mainly in eastern North America and western Europe, and it was formerly found in eastern Asia. To a lesser extent, it is also found at midlatitudes in South America, Australia, and New Zealand (not shown here).(A. © Raymond Gehman/National Geographic/Getty Images)