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Geography › Forests vegetation

Geography › Forests vegetation

A geographic area with an altitude of 400 metres has following characteristics shown in table below.
If this geographic area were to have a natural forest, which one of the following would it most likely be ?
Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Average Maximum Temp. °C 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.1
Average Minimum Temp. °C 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Rainfall (mm) 51 85 1.88 1.58 1.39 1.21 1.34 1.68 1.85 2.21 1.98 86

Options

(a)

Moist Temperate Coniferous Forest

(b)

Montane Subtropical Forest

(c)

Temperate Forest

(d)

Tropical Rainforest

Answer

(A)