planet,
many
one
different
There are 3 main different
types of forest, depending
on climate and latitude: Boreal
forests of the Far Northern
polar regions, covered with
conifers, temperate forests
and Tropical forests,
lying between the Tropics
of Cancer and Capricorn.
World map of forests
Boreal forests
North America.
Temperate forests
forests
In the tropics, dry forests are distinct from
wet forests. The first type receives little rain
(0.4 to 1.5 metre per year). The humid forests
benefit from high rainfall and a short dry season,
conditions characteristic of regions close to the Equator.
The tropical rainforests make up about 30% of the
world’s surface area covered by woodland -25 times the
area of France.
More than three-quarters of the tropical rainforests are
located in the Amazon basin and the Congo basin. The rest
is spread between South-East Asia, Oceania and the Pacific
islands near the Equator.
Tropical rainforests
Tropical dry forests
French Guiana.
Bolivia.
France.
Mangroves in Senegal.
Russian taiga.
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
largest
The Amazon
is the world’s
tropical rainforest
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MINISTÈRE
DES
AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES
ET EUROPÉENNES
FTH/en - 2011