1. give 3 ways of describing where we find rainforests. remember compass points, continents, oceans,...
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1. Give 3 ways of describing where we find rainforests. Remember compass points, continents, oceans, tropic and countries.
1. Give 3 ways of describing where we find rainforests. Remember compass points, continents, oceans, tropic and countries.
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
ASIAEUROPE
OCEANIA
AFRICA
Equator
1 = Congo Rainforest2 = Amazon Rainforest3 = SE Asian Rainforest
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1. Give 3 ways of describing where we find rainforests. Remember compass points, continents, oceans, tropic and countries.
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
ASIAEUROPE
OCEANIA
AFRICATropic of Cancer
Tropic of CapricornEquator
1 = Congo Rainforest2 = Amazon Rainforest3 = SE Asian Rainforest
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Rainforests are found;
In the tropics (between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Close to the equator
In South America, In central Africa and in South Asia
NOT in Europe, North America and Antarctica
The rainforest has high temperature and rainfall leading to very h_____ conditions. Its rainfall levels split the year into wet and dry seasons. The wet season runs from ______ to _______. During this period there is approximately _______ mm of rainfall each month. The dry season runs from _______ to ________ and each month during it there is approximately _____ mm of rain.By the end of the wet season the river can have risen 12m!
The rainforest has high temperature and rainfall leading to very h_____ conditions. Its rainfall levels split the year into wet and dry seasons. The wet season runs from ______ to _______. During this period there is approximately _______ mm of rainfall each month. The dry season runs from _______ to ________ and each month during it there is approximately _____ mm of rain.By the end of the wet season the river can have risen 12m!
Rainforest Structure4 layers•Huge trees (sometimes 60m high), windy, sunny. •An almost unbroken ceiling of leaves, little wind, some light.•Smaller tree species and shrubs form a broken layer. Little wind or light, hot.•Hot, humid, dark, no wind.
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Under canopy
Forest floor/shrub layer
5m
40m
25m
60m+