Tropical Rainforests

Tropical rainforest is forest that grows in an area that is hot and wet for most of the year.

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The heat and rain allow the plants and trees to grow very well.

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Humidity is when the air in an area feels hot and wet.​

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​Tropical Rainforests

Location on Earth

​The biggest rainforests occur mainly in Central and South America, Central and West Africa, and South-East Asia. (Hot Climate, Wet Areas)

Climate: Temperature and rainfall patterns

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• Tropical ​Rainforests have an annual rainfall of at least 2500 mm and often much more—the very reason for the name "rain" forest.

• ​Tropical Rainforests have the most predictable weather on Earth, with consistently warm temperatures. Their temperatures range between 20 - 33 degrees Celsius daily and they experience very little seasonal change.

Climate: Temperature and rainfall patterns

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Multiple Choice

Where are tropical rainforests located?

• Near the equator

• In the Pacific Ocean

• On every continent

• In the southern hemisphere

Multiple Choice

The biggest threat to rainforests comes from:

• Disease

• Parasites

• Humans

• Predators

Multiple Choice

If the rainforests were to disappear, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.

• Increase

• Decrease

• Increase briefly, then decrease

• Stay the same

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Multiple Choice

Which map best shows the location of tropical rainforests?

Multiple Choice

The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as...

• Cold, Wet and Humid

• Humid, dry and Hot

• Humid, wet and Hot

• Cold, Wet and unstable

Multiple Select

Tropical rainforests are important to Earth as they help to:

• absorb massive amounts of radiation from the sun

• create about 40% of the planet's breathable air.

• destroy the ozone layer to allow more exposure to the Sun

• absorb high amounts of Carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the environment

Multiple Choice

Rainforests are the oldest living ecosystems on the planet.

• True

• False