Jungle Vs Forest

Forest vs. Jungle

Every jungle is a forest but not every forest is a jungle. A jungle is a dense forest. e.g. the Amazon rainforest.

Comparison chart

FOREST JUNGLE

Penetrability Penetrable Impenetrable

Size Very Large 20% of Forest

Contents Forests contain many tree species of all varieties. However, not many different species may be found in the same forest. Jungle includes young trees, vines and lianas, and herbaceous plants

Zonal Presence Forests are present in both equatorial and tropical climatic zones Jungles are present in both equatorial and tropical climatic zones

Origin of Word The word forest eventually came to mean wooded land more generally The word jungle originates from a Sanskrit word jangala, meaning "forest".

Types Boreal forests, rain forests, tropical forests etc. Jungle is a type of rain forest

Generally found in Forests can be found in all regions capable of sustaining tree growth Jungle may be found at the edges of forests

Definition Area with high density of trees Dense forest in a hot climate

Jungle [Tropical Rainforest] - meaning: — a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, esp. tropical vegetation or a tropical rain forest

- hot and wet climate

- has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world

- seventy percent of the plants in the rainforest are trees

- many of the trees have straight trunks that don't branch out for 100 feet or more - light does not penetrate through

- majority of the trees have smooth, thin bark because there is no need to protect the them from water loss and freezing temperatures

- each of the three largest rainforests--the American, the African, and the Asian--has a different group of animal and plant species

- each rain forest has many species of monkeys, all of which differ from the species of the other two rain forests

- different areas of the same rain forest may have different species — trees that grow in the mountains of the Amazon rain forest do not grow in the lowlands of that same forest

Forest - meaning: — a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland

- Temperature varies from -30° C to 30° ( hot summers, cold winters - seasons - snow)

- canopy is not nearly as dense and allows light to penetrate

- well-developed ground shrubs and undergrowth

- broad leaves that are lost annually (oak, hickory, beech, hemlock, maple, basswood, elm, willow etc)

- could be evergreen forest - needle-like leaves, such as pine, fir, and spruce

The species of the plants (trees) and animals is quite different in the 'jungle' as compared to the reg. forest. This is all due to the climate.

JUNGLE

FOREST

FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

Types of Forests

A forest is an área in wich the main plants are trees. But many other kinds of plants anda animals also live in forests.

Forest grown in many parts of the world. Some forests are named for the types of trees that grown in them. Other forests are named for the área in witch they grow.

Each type of forest needs a certain amount of rainfall anda sunshine. Each also has certain temperaturas that let it grow best. If any of these things change, kinds of plants that grown in the forest may also change.

Tropical Rain Forests

Grow in places such as Hawai’i and Costa Rica. These places are hot and wet all year. The trees grow very tall, and their leaves stay green all ayer.

More types of living things live un the rain forests than anywhere else on Earth. Plants and animals make theirs homes in all the layers of the forest, from the tops og the trees to the ground.

A tropial rain forest has three main layers. The top layer is called the canpy. It is formed by the branches and leaves of the tallest trees, where the leaves get lost of wáter and sunlight.

Below the canopy is the understory. The understory is formed by plants that don´t grow as tall as trees. Plants on the understory get less sunlight and water than those o the canopy. Orchids, mosses, and ferns gro won the trunks of the tall trees. The forest floor is the lowest layer. Many kinds of plants and animals make their homes in each layer of a tropical rain forest. Little sunlight reaches the rain-forest floor, and few nutrients are found un the soil. Plants that grow there must find other ways to get nutrients.

JAGUAR TIGRE Y LEOPARDO.

Coniferous Forests

You would find conifers trees in places where there are very cold winters and cool summers. The conifers are trees that form seeds in cones and have needle-leaves. Pines, spruces, and firs are common conifers. Conifers don´t lose their needles in the fall. They stay Green all year. This is why conifers are often called evergreens. Forest that contain mostly these kind of trees are coniferous forests.

Conifers grow in áreas that get less rain than other types of forests. The needle-shaped leaves of these trees help kep the trees from losing too much water. Many conifers are shaped like triangles. Thhis shape helps keep heavy snow from piling up on a tress´s larger branches in Winter, which might cause them to break.

Coniferous forests often hace many lakes and streams. The trees, lakes, and streams provide hábitats for many animals. Squirrels, moose, and wolves are common. Insects such as mosquitoes and flies also live in coniferous forests.

Coniferous forests are made up mainly of cone-bearing or coniferous trees, such as spruces, hemlocks, pines and firs. The leaves of these trees are either small and needle-like or scale-like and most stay green all year around (evergreen). All are softwoods able to survive cold termperatures and acidic soil.

Coniferous forests are found mainly in the northern hemisphere, although some are found in the southern hemisphere.

The northern coniferous forests are called taiga or boreal forests. They cover vast areas of North America from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and range across northern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and across Asia through Siberia and Mongolia to northern China and northern Japan.

Short summers and long winters

Coniferous trees thrive where summers are short and cool and winters long and harsh, with heavy snowfall that can last as long as 6 months. The needle-like leaves have a waxy outer coat

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