What is the minimum temperature required for a tree to grow?
minus five degrees centigrade
1 degree centigrade
10 degrees centigrade
15 degrees centigrade
Though the Northern forests stretch right around the globe, the animals are remarkably similar throughout. The exception to this is the tiger, which can be found in only one location. Where?
Siberia
Canada
USA
Western Europe
At 4,700 years old, the oldest tree - and one of the oldest living things - outdates the Egyptians and was nearly 3,000 when Christ was born. Where can it be found?
Siberia
California
Montana
British Columbia
The teak forest in southern India is the setting for which book?
A Passage To India
The Heart of Darkness
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Jungle Book
The Amur leopard can be found in the deciduous forests on the China-Russian border and is one of the most endangered races of large cats in the world. Approximately how many remain?
4
40
400
The pudu is the world's smallest deer and has to stand on its hind legs to nibble vegetation. How tall is it?
30 cm
40 cm
50 cm
The famous conifer, the monkey-puzzle, is the national tree of which country?