Tropical rain forestTropical rain forest

BY :DENA GHAZIBY :DENA GHAZI

Where we find them?Technically, this type of forest can be

defined as a forest in the tropics receiving 4-8 meters of rain each year. Tropical rainforests are found in Central and South America, Southeast Asia and islands near it, and West Africa. There

are smaller rainforests in northern Australia and other small islands. All

tropical rainforests are found along the equator where the temperatures and the

humidity is always high, with the days being equal to the nights .

Important facts

Amazon rainforests produce about 40% of the world's oxygen

One in four pharmaceuticals comes from a plant in the tropical rainforests

1400 rainforest plants are believed to offer cures for cancer

40%of tropical rainforests have already been lost in Latin America and Southeast Asia

Rain forests are in risk..Of all the world's forests, it is those in the tropics that

face the greatest threat from mankind. Tropical rainforests are one of nature's treasures, and many of them are now at risk. We have already destroyed half of the world's original tropical rainforests! Just

in a few decades, we can possibly witness the complete elimination of the world's rainforests. The biodiversity of this biome is legendary -- this biome

contains the largest biomass. Did you know that enough rainforests are being destroyed every

minute to fill 50 football fields? We need to preserve these valuable resources because they are the

lungs of our planet, and can possibly hold cures for many of our most deadly diseases. The tropical

rainforests are a critical link in the ecological chains of our earth's biosphere .

Eco-Joke

What do you call a parrot wearing a raincoat?

Polly Unsaturatedhaaaaah I did not

understand it.…

Climate Generally, there is a flow of air that comes from the poles of the Earth, towards the

equator. These winds are filled with moisture and the intense heat that is located at the

equator causes the moisture to rise, cool and then condense to create rain. This

continuous cycle causes it to rain almost 24 hours a day around most of the tropical

areas. In some regions there can be more than 15 feet of rain a year. There are one or

more "dry" months in this tropical biome, however if one would visit they would see it

still is astonishingly wet.

Nice facts Despite covering only 2% of our planet's surface, over half of the earth's animal, insect species, and flora live there.

Within a four mile square area of a tropical rainforest, you would find :

Over 750 species of trees different kinds of flowering plants 1500

species of mammals 125species of birds 100

reptiles 100amphibians 80

countless insects species of butterflies 150

**Only 1% of these species has ever been studied**

the Regions of rain forests in the world

Pictures of rain forests

Animals in rain forests