Exploration should include
- determining which species can live and adapt in certain regions
- identifying other factors that can affect which species exist in Virginia forests (e.g., climate, soil)
- identifying the physiographic regions of Virginia
- Coastal Plain
- Piedmont
- Blue Ridge
- Valley and Ridge
- Appalachian Plateau
- identifying tree species composition of various types of forests
- pine
- pine-hardwood
- mixed hardwood
- bottomland hardwood
- cove hardwood.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How does the physiographic region affect forest management decisions?
- What species grow in bottomland and hardwood forests?
- What are the differences in climate in the physiographic regions in Virginia and how does this influence tree species' establishment and growth?
- What are some limiting factors for a native forest?
- Which nonnative tree species have been introduced into Virginia forests? Which have been successful? Which have failed?