Tropical

Rainforest
Caroline Motes
Description

 The definition of rain forest is a

“tropical woodland with an annual
rainfall of at least 100 inches (254
centimeters) and marked by lofty
broad-leaved evergreen trees
forming a continuous canopy.”
 There are four different layers of
the rain-forest, each marked with
different characteristics. They
include the emergent layer, the
upper canopy, the under-story
(lower canopy), and the forest
floor.
Weather/Climate
 Tropical rainforests receive annual
precipitation amounts of 60 to 160
inches (152 to 406 cm).
 Tropical rainforests are warm and
humid. The temperature ranges
from 21 to 30 degrees Celsius (70
to 85°F).
 Tropical rainforests are defined by
the fact that they are hot and wet,
typical of tropical climates. Found
near the equator where it is warm,
these regions have rainfall year-
round, with little to no dry season.

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What Can Be Found Here?
Organism
 A parrot is an organism.
Community
 Populations of parrots, tree snails,
Blue Morpho Butterflies, Poison
Dart Frogs, Black Howler Monkeys,
and Green Anacondas living
together make up a community.
Population
 A group of parrots sharing the same
space is an example of a
population.
Ecosystem
 Populations of parrots, tree snails,
Blue Morpho Butterflies, Poison
Dart Frogs, Black Howler Monkeys,
and Green Anacondas along with
the non-living things such as water,
air, and soil.
 Where Is This Biome Located Within The Biosphere?

 Tropical rainforests are located in a band

around the equator (Zero degrees
latitude), mostly in the area between the
Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude) and
the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S latitude).
This 3,000 mile (4800 km) wide band is
called the "tropics."
 The largest rainforests are in the Amazon
River Basin (South America), the Congo
River Basin (western Africa), and
throughout much of southeast Asia.
Smaller rainforests are located in Central
America, Madagascar, Australia and
nearby islands, India, and other locations
in the tropics. Tropical Rainforests can be
found on every continent except for
Antarctica.

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How Does This Biome Compare to
Others?
 Tropical rainforests compare to
deserts in the following ways:
 Constant climate conditions;
Deserts are dry and hot and
rainforests are hot, humid and wet
 Contain life, such as plants and
animals that have adapted to the
conditions of both biomes
 Three Fun Facts

• Rainforests only cover • The Amazon rainforest is • Timber, coffee, cocoa

around 2 percent of the the largest tropical and many medicinal
total surface area of the rainforest in the world. products are few of the
Earth. However, about products produced by
50 percent of the plants rainforests, including
and animals on Earth those used in the
live in the rainforest. treatment of cancer.

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