1. In which regions of the earth are the largest remaining tracts of forests globally? * Ohio * Amazon * Southern America * Southern Asia * India * Peru * Republic of Congo * Indonesia * Canada * Brazil * Russia’

2. Which regions of the earth seem to have lost the most forest? How could you prove this? * Mekong countries * Brazil * Indonesia * http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/countries-with-highest-deforestation-map.html

3. Some forest regions are found outside their expected climate range. For example, there are places where tropical rainforests are found that are outside the tropics. Where does this occur and why do you think this might be the case? * These might occur because of ocean currents and fires 4. Find two areas that appear to have never had forest. Describe their location. With the aid of an atlas, determine if these regions are associated with another type of landform. * Sahara desert, central Australia

5. Describe the current distribution of Australia’s forests. * Forest distribution is confined mainly to regions with an average rainfall exceeding 500 millimetres per year. Most forests occur in the northern, eastern and south-western coastal zones, although woodland forests extend inland

6. Describe the distribution of Victoria’s forests. 7. Find a map which shows the distribution of Victoria’s forests before European arrival and describe the changes. Explain why some areas have had large changes, such as Gippsland while other areas, such as the high country, have not changed as much. * It all changed after the European settlers, the whole area was covered by forests, but after they came they started the process of deforestation for things they needed for their day to day