S3GEO Unit 1.1 & 1.2

Which of the following location contains the largest tropical rainforest in the world?

• Congo Basin

• Southeast Asia

• Amazon Basin

Tropical rainforests are mainly found in the tropical lowland areas around the ____.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the vegetation in tropical rainforests?

• The vegetation is luxuriant

• Trees are tall

• The number of plants is large

• The vegetation is sparsely distributed

The climatic characterisitc of tropical rainforests is ___ and ___ all year round

• Wet and cold

• cool and wet

• hot and dry

• hot and humid

Rain usually falls in the _______ in tropical rainforests

Which of the following is the main reason for the high temperature in tropical rainforests?

• Little cloud amount

• Receive large amounts of solar radiation

• Small heat loss at night

• Intense photosynthesis of vegetation

________ is small in tropical rainforests

• The annual mean temperature

• The annual rainfall

• The relative humidity

• The annual range of temperature

There is __ distinct dry season in tropical rainforests