Tropical rainforests

a region is in South America, gets its name from the Amazon River

the second-longest river in the world, is loacated South America,

dense forests that are impossible to access (tropical rainforests)

are dense forests that are impossible to access

near the equator, the equator, between 23 1/2 N and 23 1/2 S

It is always hot in the tropics: more than 30 degrees during the day, and a few degrees lower at night.

It rains a lot there. The average rainfall is more than 2,000 mm a year (De Bilt: 800 mm), 

These tree crowns are all on top of each other and create a lot of shade, so it is always dark in the forest. Lots of different types of plants and trees grow together there. And all sorts of animals live there too. The variation in life forms is enormous. In other words: biodiversity is huge (bio means life, diversity means different). 

bio means life, diversity means different). 

The variation in life forms is enormous

because people are felling trees (deforestation).

the unequal population distribution in Brazil:

These are products from nature that people can make good use of, such as gold, uranium, rubber and wood.

because it is hard and it does not rot. Doors, window frames and garden furniture are often made of tropical wood. 

It rains there almost every day. That is 

how they got the name 'rainforests'. 

Some trees grow to between 10 and 15 meters, others grow to 20 or 35 metres. 

And some are even taller than that.

lot of  shade, so it is always dark in the forest. 

That is because people are felling in the tropics.

more than 30 degrees during the day, and a few degrees lower at night.