AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Virginia, like the entirety of the eastern coast of the United States, is located in a biome known as the deciduous temperate forest. Temperate seasonal forest is another term for the same biome.

Detailed explanation-2: -As defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Virginia is part of the Eastern Temperate Forest. Unless the land is disturbed, the climate and soils allow a dense forest to form with 100’ tall broadleaf deciduous trees and needle-leafed conifers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deciduous temperate forests are located in the cool, rainy regions of the northern hemisphere (North America-including Canada, the United States, and central Mexico-Europe, and western regions of Asia-including Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea, and parts of Russia).

Detailed explanation-4: -The corresponding biome is the Deciduous Forest, or Temperate Forest biome. Such forests occur between approximately 25 ° and 50 ° latitude in both hemispheres. One thing that is interesting about this biome and its climate is that it has four distinct seasons; spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Detailed explanation-5: -More than 75% of Virginia’s forests are hardwood. Pine makes up 20%, about two thirds of which were planted pines.