This document provides an overview of rainforests as a biome. It defines a biome as a distinctive plant and animal community that shares common climate conditions. It then lists the major locations of rainforests as Central America, the Amazon, Africa, Southern Asia, and Australasia. The climate is described as very moist, wet, and cloudy with over 80 inches of precipitation annually and temperatures ranging from 78-82 degrees Fahrenheit. Examples of common plant and animal life in rainforests are then given, including trees like coconut and strangler fig as well as animals such as chimpanzees, macaws, sloths, and bongos.