Question

Write any three characteristics of coniferous forest

Answer 1

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The main characteristics of the coniferous forest are:

1) The precipitation in coniferous forests varies from 300 to 900 millimeter annually, with some temperate coniferous forests receiving up to 2,000 millimetre.

2) The amount of precipitation depends on the forest location.

3) In the northern boreal forests, the winters are long, cold and dry, while the short summers are moderately warm and moist.

4) The leaves of coniferous trees resemble needles.

5)The needles normally stay on the tree year-round, producing evergreen colour.

6) The coniferous tress are used for making matchstick boxes, newsprint, agarbattis/incense sticks.

7) These have woods which are very light in and used to make light things.

Answer 2

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(i) The trees are light in weight.

(ii) There is less undergrowth hence easier transportation of the cut logs.

(iii) The trees are tall.

(iv) Most of the trees have straight trunks with less branches.

(v) The trees are found in pure stand hence easy to exploit.

(vi) Most of the trees are softwood hence easy to cut with power saws and axes.