Most of the tropical Rainforests are located near the
equator. 57% of The tropical rainforest are found in
Latin America, one third is located in Brazil 18%is
located in West Africa, and other tropical rainforests
are located in southeast Asia and Pacific Island. 25%
of the world is Tropical rainforest.
Some of the landforms of the rainforest are… waterfalls,
mountains,rivers and hills. Some of these are located in
Africa and to be more specific in The Amazon and in
Brazil. Here are some pictures of landforms.
The bush baby is one of the interesting animals that live in
the rainforest. The bush baby is a primate and is nocturnal.
The bush baby’s eyes are so large to provide it great night
vision, to find food and to move around. The bush baby is
found in the rainforest tree canopy. The bush baby has long
nails to grasp on to the tree branches
Another one of the animals are The two towed sloth. They are
found in mostly the rain forest of South America. They have
rounded claws to grip on to the tree branches to move around. I
would not want to be a two towed sloth because the spend their
whole lives with their backs to the ground.
One other animal is The parrot. About 340 species of brightly
colored brides make up the parrot family, some names of
parrots in the family is the cockatoos, lories, lovebirds, macaws
and parakeets. The mostly body color in the family is green.
Some American parrots are mostly blue or yellow and some
have red as well. The most colorful are the lories,which they
usually are mostly red and green with blue yellow and purple as
well. The cockatoos are mostly white or black with yellow ,red,
or pink. Most parrots are tropical but some species spread out to
more temperate areas.
One of the exotic plants are the Bromeliads. The
bromeliads are usually in the ground or on trees. They
are used for cupping water after it rains. The can hold
up to 12 gallons of water. Another plat is the rubber
tree. The cycle of producing rubber begins with
collection of a milky latex substance produced by the
cells of higher plants, it also comes off the bark. It
produces 4 ib. annually. Another plant is the epiphytic
orchid. The epiphytic orchid does not require soil. It
is in the tree branches or crooks in tree trunks. Orchids
or other epiphytes plants get the nutrients they need
from other plants or by trapping rain water.
The temperatures in the rainforest are always around 7090 degrees over the year. Humidity is around 64% all the
time. It rains more in the months of October to April
then from May to November. It usually rains every day or
every other day. The rainforest gets as much as 30 ft. a
year and as little as 6 ft. a year. When it rains in the
rainforest it rains HEAVLILY !
*Does it rain every day? It might for a period of time
but it usually rains every day or every other day.
*Are there any rainforest in the USA? No because
Rain forest are around the line of the equator and
around there.
This is how Water plays a part in my biome, it is like a
cycle. First the humid air hangs over the rainforest. Then
wind blows the tiny water drops up where they begin to
get cool and from clouds. Then it begins to rain and water
slides off leafs and tree trunks to the ground. Then about
50% evaporates into the air and it starts over.
I got my information from these places…nkms.com
national geographic vol. 163 no.1 Jan. 1983
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