Tropical Rainforest
Made By: Alex. K and Sara
The map of the Tropical Rainforest
Where the Tropical Rainforest is Located
Brazil
One of the great mysteries of the world is why tropical rainforests contain so many species. In one spectacular example, a tiny area of the Ecuadorian rainforest, about 100 acres in size, contains more tree species than all of North America.
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Indonesia
http://ran.org/indonesia’s-rainforests-biodiversity-and-endangered-species
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Annual temperature range
Annual precipitation
Latitude
Seasonal Changes
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_seasonal_changes_of_the_tropical_rainforest#slide2
Plants
Epiphytes
Astrocryum
http://www.ask.com/question/types-of-plants-in-tropical-rainforest
Ayahuasca Vine
http://www.ask.com/question/types-of-plants-in-tropical-rainforest
Animals that live in a rain forest
Toucan
Toucan is a omnivore and he needs plants and a warm shelter to live in the rainforest.
Sloth
Sloths are extremely slow-moving mammals found in the rainforest canopies of Central and South America. There are two species of sloths:two-toed and three-toed. Most sloths are about the size of a small dog and they have short, flat flat heads. Their hair is grayish brown but, at times they look grey-green in color because they move so slowly that tiny camouflaging algae grow all over their coats. A sloth is a Herbivore
Tree snail
Tree snails use there sticky little feet to climb up the tree and there shells to protect themselves. Herbivore
Resources
2. Corn Husk
3. Rivers
http://www.folklife.si.edu/resources/maroon/foodways/general.htm#Cassava
Threats
FUN FACTS
2.The trees of a tropical rainforest are so densely packed that rain falling on the canopy can take as long as 10 minutes to reach the ground.
3. Some rainforest monkeys are omnivores, eating both animals and plants.
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/facts.html