1. Rainforests
Vegetation
Year 8 Geography- Topic 1 – Global Environments - 2011

2. Vegetation in the Rainforests
There are many
vines and lianas in
the rainforest.
Lianas are rope-like
vines that twist
themselves around
the trees in their
search for sunlight

3. Vegetation in the Rainforests
Because the rainforest soil is very shallow,
many trees have developed buttress
roots to support themselves

4. Vegetation in the Rainforests
Epiphytes are plants that use trees as a
place to live. They do not have any contact
with the ground. They are not parasites.

5. Vegetation in the Rainforests
In the rainforest, you also find strangler
figs, ferns & mosses and saprophytes

6. Vegetation in the Rainforests
Complete the word and definition match-
up task and then paste into your book.
We will cross-check it as a class.