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Major Rainforest Regions
- 2. Question: Why do you think it is called a rainforest?
- 3. Where are the Rainforests? Rainforests can be found on the continents of South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Rainforests are always around the earthโs equator. The largest one is the Amazon Rainforest in South America.
- 4. Question: On what continents can you find rainforests?
- 5. Weather in the Rainforests Because rainforests are near the Earthโs equator, the temperature is hot- about 80ยฐ. It rains a lot, almost 6 inches a month- it rains almost everyday! It is because of the rain and high temperature that the plants grow so much.
- 6. Question: What is the weather like in a rainforest?
- 7. Animals Of The Rain Forest Sloth Orangutan Jaguar AnteaterToucan Poison Dart Frog The rainforest is home to many species of animals and insects. Some of them live in the trees, some on the ground and some just fly around. Blue Morpho Butterfly Blue Bug
- 8. Question: Which animals live in the rainforest?
- 9. Plants Of The Rain Forest Laelia tenebrosa Clavillia Strangler Fig The rainforests has many plants. Because of the warm temperature and the amount of rain, vegetation is lush- plants grow big and thick. There are very tall trees and smaller bushes.
- 10. Layers of the Rainforest EMERGENT LAYER The tallest trees are the emergent layer. There is a lot of sunlight there. Animals found there are eagles, monkeys, bats and butterflies. CANOPY LAYER This layer is full of leaves and branches.ย Many animals live in this area since there is a lot of food. Animals that live there are snakes, toucans and treefrogs. UNDERSTORY LAYER Very little sunshine reaches this area so the plants have to grow larger leaves get sunlight. Many animals live here including jaguars, red-eyed tree frogs and leopards.ย A lot of bugs live here. FOREST FLOOR It's very dark down here.ย Almost no plants grow in this area.ย Giant anteaters live in this layer.
- 11. The People Of The Rainforests There are tribes of people that still live in the rainforests. They get their food from plants and animals in the forest.
- 13. African rainforest Approximately 9% of Africaโs land mass rainfall is relatively low deforested and has become savanna relatively impoverished- areas are somewhat dry with stressful alternating dry and wet seasons
- 14. African rainforest Secondary forest-subject to intense human pressure (had been cut down in the past) Four forest zones in Africa:
- 15. Guinea forest recent origin on the west coast
- 16. Nigerian Forest
- 18. Congo forest which is by far the largest
- 20. Indo-Malayan region (South and Southeast Asia) highly mountainous and insular, with an intensely humid and hot climate Not subjected to much human pressure in the past Two main areas:
- 21. WESTERN PORTION BORNEO MALAYA INDONESIA SOUTHERN THAILAND โขBURMA โขCAMBODIA โขVIETNAM โขLAOS EASTERN PORTION NEW GUINEA SOLOMON ISLANDS NORTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA PHILIPPINES
- 22. Western Asia contain a variety types of forest: โขLowland โขHighland โขSwamp โขPeat APO ISLAND, DUMAGUETE
- 25. Are Rainforests Essential? Why? because millions of animals and people live there, many products including foods and medicines come from the rainforests and rainforests affect Earthโs climate
Editor's Notes
- western portion, consisting of Borneo, Malaya, and Indonesia (together forming Malesia), along with southern Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, and the east, extending from New Guinea to the Solomon Islands and Northeastern Australia
- of western Asia contain a variety of types of forest โ lowland, highland, swamp, and peat, with rich volcanic soils in some places (Java, for instance) and infertile soils in areas away from mountain chains and alluvial plains.