Transcript Tropical Rain Forest - Mercer Island School District

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South and Central
America in the Amazon
river basin.
•Africa - Zaire basin,
with a small area in
West Africa; also
eastern Madagascar.
•Indo-Malaysia - west
coast of India, Assam,
Southeast Asia, New
Guinea and Queensland,
Australia.
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• Constant warm, wet
weather and high
humidity levels
• Extreme biodiversity and
excellent photo-ops
• Receives at least 80 inches
of rainfall per year
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• Home to half the worlds
plants and animals
• Cover 6% of the worlds
total area
• Thick canopy. Home to
unique animals
• Poor soil
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• Humid due to high levels of rainfall, lightweight and
breathable attire recommended
• Year round warm temperatures. Average of 77 F°
• Precipitation levels can reach up to 250 cm per year.
Bring a rain coat!
• Very little seasonal variation
Most diverse ecosystem on earth
• More than 50% of the worlds plant and animal
species
High temperatures, humidity, and rainfall
• Excellent conditions for life
• No freezing temperatures, lack of water is rare
Most species found nowhere else on earth
• Removal of a species could force another into extinction
Have developed long, large bills that
allows it to reach fruit on small
branches that can’t support the birds
weight
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Climbing wood vines that have adapted
by strangling other trees(usually canopy
trees) and taking their supply of sunlight.
Travel easily through the
rainforests with a new and
beautiful view of the
wildlife in it’s natural state
in a fun river cruise
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Move from canopy to canopy
tree high off the jungle ground
using rope bridges or zip lines,
and witness the jungle from
another perspective with this
breathtaking, exhilarating
activity.
Concentrate the
wildlife and
increase chance
of seeing aquatic
wildlife
Before or
after a
rainy
season
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During the
rainy season the
plants drop their
fruit attracting
animals
Best time
to visit
May/June to
October/
November
Better for
hiking
Potential source of medical plants
Home to tribal cultures
6-33 feet of rainfall per year
Contains a greater number of different kinds of plants than all other
parts of the world put together
Poor and infertile soil
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Jaguar
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Gorilla
Macaw
Strawberry
Poison Dart
Frog
Epiphytes
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Terminalia
Oblonga
Lecythis
Ampla
Bambusa
Tulda
Rainforests stores are huge storages of green
house gases
From deforestation greenhouse gases
get released back into atmosphere
Contributing to global warming
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• "Earth Floor: Biomes." Earth Floor: Biomes. N.p., n.d. Web. 3
Dec. 2013.
<http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforestA.html
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• "Plant Adaptations." Plant Adaptations. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec.
2013. <http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/plants/adapt.htm>
• Thyberg, David. "Activities in the Amazon Rainforest." Travel
Tips. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2013.
<http://traveltips.usatoday.com/activities-amazon-rainforest1168.html>.
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