The word Deciduous means," falling off or out of certain seasons." The Deciduous Forest is mostly located in half of North America and middle Europe. Some of the most common areas are in Russia,Japan,and Eastern China.In the deciduous forest there are five zones.The first zone is the Tree Stratum zone it has oak trees,beech,maple,chestnut hickory,elm, basswood,linden and walnut. The second zone is the small tree and sapling that has young and small trees. The third zone is the shrub zone,fourth is the herb zone and the fifth and final zone is the ground zone which contain lichens and moss.
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