Question

Complete Table in your notebook. One has been done for you as an example.

Type of forest	Regions	Characteristics of forests	Characteristics of lumbering activity
Equatorial Evergreen forests	Amazon river basin in South America, Congo river basin of Africa, West coast of Africa, South East Asia, Papua New Guinea	Dense forests; many species in a small area; hard wood trees; accessibility is difficult; inhospitable climate	Dense forests create transport difficulties; traditional methods are often used; insects and reptiles create problems; hardwood is less demanded than softwood; many species in one region make commercial cutting difficult
Tropical Deciduous forest (Monsoon)
Temperate Deciduous forest
Temperate Coniferous forest

Answer 1

Type of forest	Regions	Characteristics of forests	Characteristics of lumbering activity
Equatorial Evergreen forests	Amazon river basin in South America, Congo river basin of Africa, West coast of Africa, South East Asia, Papua New Guinea	Dense forests; many species in a small area; hard wood trees; accessibility is difficult; inhospitable climate	Dense forests create transport difficulties; traditional methods are often used; insects and reptiles create problems; hardwood is less demanded than softwood; many species in one region make commercial cutting difficult
Tropical Deciduous forest (Monsoon)	India, Myanmar, Thailand, parts of Africa and South America	Trees shed leaves in dry season; forests are comparatively less dense; valuable hardwood trees such as teak and sal are found	Lumbering is easier than in equatorial forests; valuable hardwood is obtained; transport is comparatively easier; commercial lumbering is practised
Temperate Deciduous forest	Eastern USA, Western and Central Europe, China, Japan	Broad-leaved trees; forests are less dense; trees shed leaves in winter; good-quality hardwood is available	Lumbering is well developed; modern machines are used; good transport facilities are available; wood is used for furniture and other industries
Temperate Coniferous forest	Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia and Russia	Softwood trees such as pine, fir and spruce; trees are tall and straight; forests often contain fewer species over large areas	Large-scale commercial lumbering is common; mechanised methods are used; softwood has high industrial demand; logs can be transported easily by rivers and roads