Amazon Rainforest
TheAmazonrainforestisthelargesttropicalrainforestintheworld,covering
overfiveandahalfamillionsquarekilometers.OverhalfoftheAmazon
rainforestislocatedinBrazilbutitisalsolocatedinotherSouthAmerican
countriesincludingPeru,Venezuela,Ecuador,Colombia,Guyana,Bolivia,
SurinameandFrenchGuiana. 10%oftheworld’sspeciesliveintheAmazon
rainforestand20%oftheworld’sbirdspeciesalsoliveintheAmazonrainforest!
ThereisalsoanumberofdangerousspecieslivingintheAmazonsuchascougar,
jaguarandanaconda.
TheAmazonrainforestisatropicalclimate,alsoknownasequatorialclimate,
foundapproximately12degreestotheNorthPoleandsouthoftheequatorand
likeanyothertropicalrainforest,it'shotandhumidthroughouttheyear,withan
averageannualtemperatureof27°C.