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In this lesson we are going to discuss the comparison of softwood forests in Kenya and Canada

Answer Text:
Comparison of softwood
forests in Kenya and Canada
Similarities
• Soft wood forests in both
countries experience the
problems of pests and
diseases, fires, soil erosion
and overexploitation.
• Softwood forest products are
similar e.g. sawn timber, wood
pulp, paper, poles, etc.
• Softwood forests in both
countries grow in places with
heavy rainfall, cool
temperatures, heavy rainfall
and rugged terrain.
• Forest products earn foreign
exchange in both countries.
• Tree species are similar e.g.
there is pine in both countries.
Differences
• Species of trees differ e.g. in
Kenya there is Kenya cedar
and podo while in Canada
there is Douglas fir and white
pine.
• Canada’s soft woods are
mainly natural while Kenya’s
are mostly planted.
• Kenya’s softwood forests are
found in highlands while
Canada’s are found in
lowlands due to cool
temperatures.
• Canada’s softwood forests
cover large tracts of land than
Kenya’s.
• In Kenya softwood forests
are propagated by
afforestation while in Canada
it’s by leaving some trees
uncut so that they produce
seeds to be dispersed
naturally.
• Canada’s softwood forests
take longer to mature than
Kenya’s due to severe winter
temperatures.
• Kenya’s softwood forests are
planted in rows and easily
exploitable unlike Canada’s
which grow naturally and
haphazardly.