Deforestation is one of the leading causes of climate change. There are more carbon emissions from destroying the tropical rainforest than from all of the trains, planes, and cars' emissions combined. Learn more about the benefits of the tropical rainforest and what you can do to save it!
Tropical rainforest is one the largest biome in the world which is distributed along different parts. it is considered as the home to the half of plants and animals existing on the earth.
Deforestation is one of the leading causes of climate change. There are more carbon emissions from destroying the tropical rainforest than from all of the trains, planes, and cars' emissions combined. Learn more about the benefits of the tropical rainforest and what you can do to save it!
Tropical rainforest is one the largest biome in the world which is distributed along different parts. it is considered as the home to the half of plants and animals existing on the earth.
Major Biomes of the world.
The aquatic and land biomes including marine, freshwater, forest, desert, savanna, grassland, tundra biomes etc. This include all the details of the actual biome location along with the pictures describing it completely.
2. Description of a rainforest
1. Densely wooded
2. Location: Warm, tropical and wet climate
3. Soil: Nutrient Poor-hard to grow crops
4. Rainfall: Average 80 inches/year
(sometimes as high as 400 inches/yr)
3. Difference between tropical rain
forest & temperate rain forest
• 1. Tropical rainforest: Located in the
tropics; very warm climate and LOTS of
rain
• 2. Temperate rainforest: More seasonal,
less rain
5. Layers of the tropical rainforest
* Tall Trees- 150ft tall; branches at the
highest level; act like an umbrella
* VERY THICK! Less than 2% of
sunlight reaches the next layer;
animals live here
* Trees grow to about 12ft. Home
of leopards, snakes, and insects
Shrub layer * Grow shorter than 12 ft
* No growth, no sunlight &
100% humidity
6. • The Soil: Few nutrients, decomposition
occurs quickly. The nutrients are absorbed
by the trees
• Buttress Root System: Above ground or
very shallow root system
7. Why is the rainforest so important?
• Contains 90% of all living “things”
• 70% of all plants have cancer fighting
properties
• Large amount of oxygen produced in the
rainforest
8. How & why the rainforests are
being destroyed
• Slash and Burn:
Cutting down the forest
for farms, roads, &
other development.
The trees are then
burned
9. • Bio Diversity:
Many types of
animals,
insects, & plant
life
• Deforestation:
Cutting down
large areas of
forest