Transcript Rainforest PPT - Taylorville Primary School

Rainforest Biome
Ms. Graham’s
6th Grade Science
Rainforest
• Temperature
20 to 25 degree Celsius
Must remain warm and frost-free
• Precipitation
2,000 to 10,000 ml of rain per year
• Vegetation
Vines, palm trees, orchids, ferns
Rainforest
• Location
Found between the Tropic of Cancer and the
Tropic of Capricorn
• Two Types
Tropical
Temperate
Rainforest
Tropical
• Found closer to the equator
• Warm and wet
• 250 cm to 450 cm
precipitation/yr.
• 8 to 14 feet!!
• Average temperature is
above 20 degree C
• Never a frost
Temperate
• Found farther north near
costal areas
• 200 cm to 350 cm
precipitation/year as rain or
snow at higher elevations
• Average annual temp is
above 0 degree C
• Warmest of the temperate
areas AAT is around 20
degree C
Rainforest
Tropical
Some of the warmest and
wettest areas on earth due to
the proximity to the equator,
23.5 degree N to 23.5 degree S
latitudes
Temperate
• A small biome
• Main stretch lies along NW
coast of N. America from N.
California through S. Alaska.
• Small areal in S. Chile, New
Zeland, and Australia
• They form where relatively
warm offshore waters affect
inland climates
Rainforest
Tropical Plant Species
• Chocolate tree
• Diversity in the tropical
rainforest is the key
• Many areas have from 30 to
over 300 different species
of trees!!
• The La Selva site in Costa
Rica has over 1,600 species
of plants
Temperate Plant Species
• Dominated by big
coniferous trees
– Doguglas fir, Western Red
Cedar, Mountain Hemlock,
Western Hemlock
• Some deciduous trees
– Big-Leaf Maple
• Mosses and lichens
Rainforest
Tropical Animal Species
• Great Apes and Monkeys
– Gorilla, Orangutan, Spider
Monkey, sloths
Toucans, Collared Aracari
Temperate Animal Species
• Slugs
• Clark’s Nutcracker
• Blue Grouse
Rainforest Threats
• The biggest threat to the Rainforest is the
development of civilization.
• Progress is constantly expanding and slowly
encroaching on Rainforest lands
• Timber industry is also a vital industry and has
hurt the rainforest.