Forests And Tropical Rainforest

Tropical rainforests are extremely humid because of the rainfall. Majority of rainforests receive an approximate 250cm of rain per year. Rainforests typically have rivers and streams and with the intense heat evaporation happens and the water cycle commences. This climate is found closer to the equator. Nearly 50% of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America while one third is located in Brazil. Other Tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands with an estimated (25% of worlds rainforests) while west of Africa only has 18%.

At the south of the country we can see another biome called temperate Rain forest. Here we would find a more typical rainforest. These types of rainforests are usually very humid places with lots of wildlife, exotic animals and plants.

The Amazon Rainforest of South America spans over nine countries with the greatest portion nestled in Brazil. It is considered the largest rainforest in the nation. Most notably, it consists of approximately one-fifth of the total tree vegetation currently growing around the world.

More than half of the world’s tropical rainforests can be found in Central and South America, however they are also present in south eastern Asia and Africa. All of the world’s tropical rainforests can be found at the approximate location of -20 degrees latitude, also known as the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. These types of areas exist because of the specific climate, soil types, and diversity present in these regions. This specific area falls in the equatorial and tropical zone and are therefore their climates are controlled by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and it’s low pressure centers around the equator. Winds present are moist equatorial (mE) and moist tropical

Tropical Rainforest Biome The biome Tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that combines an equal amount of sun, rain, and very warm temperatures. With this mixture it creates a very humid, almost steamy atmosphere. It stays this way all year long, temperatures don’t even alternate between day and night. With all the humidity and moisture the precipitation rate is much higher than other places, The yearly rainfall ranges from 80-400 inches.

I decided to do my presentation on biomes but not just any biome, I decided on the Tropical Rainforest. The tropical rainforest biome is an ecosystem that covers 6 percent of the earth. They are found all over the earth but the majority lie in South America. Tropical rainforests are defined by their hot and wet climate. The average temperature in this area is around 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. These areas often get up to 12 hours of sunlight due to being located on the Earths equator. Obviously, since it’s called a rainforest, it gets a lot of rain. Most rainforests get up to 100 inches of rain annually. Because of this warm, wet climate, the rainforest is an ideal habitat for a wide range fauna and flora. Some examples of the fauna that live

The world's largest rain forest, the Amazon, covers nearly half of Peru. Called the selva in Spanish, this huge jungle, which also covers half of Brazil, is home to plants and

The tropical rainforest biome is located near the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, as well as along the equator.

Here you can find a Barbados Lily. It is a beautiful soft orange lily that blooms for 10 months out of the year. It adapts by not requiring a lot of sun. Also there is the Adiantum capillus- veneris. It is a fern that is green and can grow up to 6-12 inches. This plant adapts by being able to grow in moist areas. Then there is the Toothed Clubmoss. This plant adapts by growing in layers. The temperature in this biome averages from 64 ℉ to 93℉. The temperature varies little in change. The yearly rainfall here is around 80- 400 inches. The yearly rainfall is distributed evenly. The latitude of the tropical rainforest is 15 ° to 25° North and South. This biome is located near the equator. This biome is found all around the world. The soil in this biome is poor in nutrients and acidic. It is also wet and damp. Decomposition in the soil occurs rapidly in this

This rainforest covers an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the eastern slopes of the Andes. It covers more than 6.5 million square kilometers in the northern part of South America, passing through nine countries: Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. 69% of this area belongs to Brazil.

After my research, I have found that the tropical rainforest is very important because they help maintain global weather and rain patterns. Tropical rainforests are also warm all year round, its temperature barely changes from day to night. The tropical rainforest is pretty wet from all that rain and has high humidity. The vegetation in a rainforest is very green with very different heights. There are three major layers of vegetation. The first and top layer is called the canopy, it is made up of large trees , the second layer is the understory, it is made up of vines, smaller trees, and ferns, the third and bottom layer is called the floor, it is covered with wet leaves and leaf litter. Many famous mountains and rivers are found in the rainforest, such as, Mount Kilimanjaro, Amazon river, and Angel Falls. Heavy vegetation causes the rain to take up to ten minutes to reach the ground.

The rainforest is an area of over two million square miles located around the Amazon river in South America, with average rainfalls that can exceed ten meters a year. The rainforest has the greatest amount of biodiversity of any area in the world. Over fifty percent of all animal and plant life on the planet can be found in the rainforest. Importantly, many of the medications and drugs that physicians use on a daily basis to treat patients are derived from plants found in the Amazon rainforest. Because of the sheer number of plants, over one-quarter of the oxygen on the earth is produced in the rainforest through photosynthesis. For these reasons and many others, the Amazon rainforest is extremely important to the health of our planet and ourselves.

A rainforest biome was included in Biosphere 2 because rainforests are one of the most dominate biomes in the world. A rainforest biome can home up to 10 million species of animals, plants and insects. There are approximately 3000 edible fruits found in the average rainforest. And most of plants in a natural rainforest don’t experience human interactions allowing the majority of plants in Biosphere 2 to be self sustaining. The natural humid climate found in rainforests is also present within the rainforest enclosure allowing to provide the majority of plants and animals with a great climate. This makes it very easy to maintain the environment. These are all factors and evidence in response to why a rainforest biome was included in Biosphere

Rainforests are woodland of tall trees growing in a region with year-round warmth, and abundant rainfall. Tropical rainforest are only located 6 to 7% of the Earth's surface but they support more than half the world's plants and animals. In spite of the benefits, people cut down thousands of square miles of rainforest each year for its resources like medicine and food. Since most of the plants and animals live in rainforest most of the Earth's plants and animals are dying and being endangered. There are still many rainforest left around the world. They are mostly found in the lower part of the equator.

The name of the rainforest is given by the amount of rainfall it gets per year. In the rainforest the climate is very hot and humid so the species of plants and animals have to learn to adapt. There are different types of rainforest there is the amazon rainforest and tropical rainforest also the daintree rainforest. the Amazon rainforest is the northernwest of brazil ,the tropical rainforest is north or south of the equator.