Get premium membership and access questions with answers, video lessons as well as revision papers.
(a) Edaphic factors
Natural forests heavily depend on the soil factors such as the acidity, organic content and texture. Different tree species have their respective soil requirements that enable them thrive well in different regions of the world.
For example, most natural trees will do well in slightly acidic soils.
(b) Temparature
Temperature determines the type of natural trees in an area. This results in the existence of the range of tropical to subtropical forests along the latitudes of the earth.
More forest cover is seen along the equator due to high temperature that enhances forest growth, unlike towards the North and South poles where there exist scarce forest cover due to lower temperature.
(c) Relief
This refers to the variation in the height between various parts of the earth's surface. Some types of natural forest species tend to thrive well in low altitude areas whereas some species establish well in high altitude areas.
Most natural forests are prominent on relatively less slopy and flat areas, while less forest cover exist on very slopy regions.
(d) Precipitation
The amount of moisture in an given area determines the type and distribution of natural forests. Areas receiving high amount of rainfall have more dense forest cover. Regions with little or no rainfall or any other form of moisture have little or totally lack forest.
For example, areas within the tropics have more forest cover than regions far away from the tropics.
(e) Aspect
Aspect is the position of a place with respect to the direction of sunlight. It is noted that slopes which face the sun are prone to lose of moisture through evaporation, leaving so little moisture for growth of natural forests especially in hemispheres. However, slopes facing away from the sun retain more moisture for the growth of plants.
Andreaz answered the question on January 5, 2018 at 10:26
- Briefly explain slump as a form of rapid mass movement (Solved)
Briefly explain slump as a form of rapid mass movement
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- State the five forms of landslides (Solved)
State the five forms of landslides
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- State the conditions required for the occurrence of mud flows (Solved)
State the conditions required for the occurrence of mud flows
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- State any three forms of rapid mass movement (Solved)
State any three forms of rapid mass movement
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- Explain how solifluction as a form of slow mass movement occurs. (Solved)
Explain how solifluction as a form of slow mass movement occurs.
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- State any five effects of soil creep on the environment (Solved)
State any five effects of soil creep on the environment
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- Describe any three forms of slow mass movement. (Solved)
Describe any three forms of slow mass movement.
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- Name the two processes of mass wasting. (Solved)
Name the two processes of mass wasting.
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- Briefly explain the human activities influencing mass wasting. (Solved)
Briefly explain the human activities influencing mass wasting.
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- Describe how the following factors influence mass wasting. Forces within the earth's crust Vegetation(Solved)
Describe how the following factors influence mass wasting.
Forces within the earth's crust
Vegetation
Date posted: January 4, 2018. Answers (1)
- State any five features resulting from erosion along a river channel (Solved)
State any five features resulting from erosion along a river channel
Date posted: January 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- State five ways in which waterfalls are formed. (Solved)
State five ways in which waterfalls are formed.
Date posted: January 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Give three examples of alluvial fans. (Solved)
Give three examples of alluvial fans.
Date posted: January 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- State any three features that result from river deposition (Solved)
State any three features that result from river deposition
Date posted: January 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Exfoliation is a form of weathering. Briefly explain how exfoliation occurs. (Solved)
Exfoliation is a form of weathering. Briefly explain how exfoliation occurs.
Date posted: January 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Give three conditions necessary for the formation of coral coasts(Solved)
Give three conditions necessary for the formation of coral coasts.
Date posted: January 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Explain four causes of the horizontal movements of ocean water(Solved)
Explain four causes of the horizontal movements of ocean water.
Date posted: January 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Give two ways in which islands are formed(Solved)
Give two ways in which islands are formed.
Date posted: January 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Distinguish between vulcanicity and volcanicity(Solved)
Distinguish between vulcanicity and volcanicity
Date posted: December 31, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain three factors that influence wind transportation in a desert(Solved)
Explain three factors that influence wind transportation in a desert.
Date posted: December 31, 2017. Answers (1)