Rainforests are dense forests that receive high amounts of rainfall each year. They are located in Central and South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Rainforests are home to millions of unique animal species like jaguars, macaws, orangutans, and poison arrow frogs. They also contain a high diversity of plant life, including bromeliads, epiphytes, orchids, and buttress roots. Rainforests are being destroyed for agriculture and logging, reducing their coverage from 14% to 6% of the world's land. They provide important benefits like oxygen production and sources for medicine, so preserving these ecosystems is important.

1. Rainforests By Samantha

3. What is a rainforest? A rainforest is a large area of land with lots of lush, green vegetation. They also receive very high quantities of water per year. This also gives the Rainforest its name.

4. Location of some rainforests Central America Brazil Africa Southern Asia Australasia

5. Animals of the Rainforest Rainforests are home to millions of different types of animals, birds, reptiles and insects. All of them are special and unique. Some of them are: Jaguar Macaws Orangutans Electric Eel Fairy Bluebird Antelopes Bonobos Congo peafowl Poison Arrow Frog Boa Constrictor Butterflies

6. Plants of the Rainforest 2/3 of the worlds plant species are found in rainforests. Most of the plants in rainforests need lots of water. Some different species of plants in Rainforests are: Bromeliads Epiphytes Saprophytes Buttress Roots Lianas Orchids Carnivorous Plants

7. Climate and Rainfall Most Rainforests in the world are very humid. The average temperature is usually around 18˚C. At the end of the year some rainforests can reach rainfall levels of up to 2000mm.

8. The Rainforest Layers The rainforest is separated into four layers. They are: The Emergent Layer The Canopy The Understorey The Forest Floor

9. The Destruction of Rainforests Rainforests are very beautiful but they are unfortunately being cut down for wood and land. Rainforests once covered 14% of the Earth’s land surface now ,they only cover 6%. Most rainforests are cleared by chainsaws, bulldozers and fires.

10. Why are rainforests so unique and valuable? They provide much of the worlds oxygen. Rainforests hold a lot of plants that can be used in every day medicines. They are one of the most beautiful forms of mother nature and should be preserved for millions of others to see. Millions of species of birds and animals are found in rainforests. If they all disappeared who knows how many species we would have left.

11. What can we do to help save rainforests? Recycle everything you can: newspapers, cans, glass bottles and jars, aluminum foil, motor oil, scrap metal, etc. Use cold water in the washer whenever possible. Store food in re-usable containers, instead of plastic wrap or aluminium foil. Don't leave water running needlessly.

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13. Bibliography Websites: www.enchantedlearning.com www.therainforestplace.com www.rainforestfacts.com Images: www.googleimages.com