TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Yoanna Rodriguez

LOCATION

Tropical rainforests are

located in a band around the

equator .

This 3,000 mile wide band is

called the ‘’tropics”.

CLIMATE

Their average temperature

reaches up to 24-30c.It is

always warm , and there is

no real seasons.

RAINFALL

The tropical rain forest is

very humid because of all

the rainfall it gets . It

receives about 200-450cm of

rain per year. That is about 8

to 14 feet of rain.

SOIL

The soil in a tropical

rainforest is very low in

nutrients . It is also very

thin.

PLANTS

The tropical rainforest is the

most biologically diverse

biome . It has many plants

like Bengal Bamboo ,

coconut tree , strangler figs ,

Lianas , Epiphytes ,

Bromeliads , boigainvillea ,

etc.

ANIMALS

There is a wide variety of animals

that adapt to their surroundings

in many ways. Most of the

animals camouflage to their

environment like the Poison

Arrow frog , 2-toed sloth ,

Orangutan , spider monkey ,

cicada , bullet ant , walking stick ,

bird eating snake , whip tail lizard

, chestnut-mandibled toucan , etc.

LEVELS OF RAINFOREST

There are 4 layers of the Tropical Rain

forest. #1The emergent layer-The tallest

trees are the emergents , towering as

much as 200 feet above the forest floor

with trunks that measure up to 16 feet

around. #2The canopy layer-This is the

primary layer of the forest and forms a

roof over the 2 remaining layers.

#3Understory layer-little sunshine

reaches this area so the plants have to

grow larger leaves to reach the sunlight.

#4Forest floor-Its very dark down here .

Almost no plants grow in this area .