Tropical Rain Forest
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Location
The largest rainforests are in the Amazon River Basin (South America), the Congo River Basin (western Africa), and throughout much of southeast Asia. Smaller rainforests are located in Central America, Madagascar, Australia and nearby islands, India, and other locations in the tropics. This climate is found near the equator.
Climate
average high temperature is 93 degrees Fahrenheit
average low temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit
precipitation In an average year in a tropical rain forest,
african Elephant
Bengal Bamboo
Evironmental Concern
Clear-cut swaths of the Amazon rain forest in Quiandeua, Brazil, are often planted with manioc, or cassava, a shrub grown for its starchy root. Farmers slash-and-burn large parcels of forest every year to create grazing and crop lands, but the forest's nutrient-poor soil often renders the land ill-suited for agriculture, and within a year or two, the farmers move on.