Transcript Where are Rain Forests?

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Where are Rain Forests?
Central America
The
Amazon
Congo
River Basin
South East Asia
Madagascar
The Map shows the location of the worlds
tropical rainforests.
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Equator
Rainforests are clustered around the equator
an imaginary circle around the earth
halfway between the north and south poles.
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The Amazon
Brazil, Venezuela,
Ecuador, Columbia, Peru,
Bolivia
The Amazon jungle is the world's
largest tropical rainforest.
AFRICA
The Congo, Madagascar
Central Africa holds the world's
second largest rainforest.
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Central America
Costa Rica, Belize,
El Salvador, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Guatemala
Central America is famous for its
large number of tropical birds,
including many kinds of parrots.
Asia
India, Malaysia, Burma,
Bangladesh, Java & Borneo
Bangladesh has the largest area of
mangrove forests in the world.
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AUSTRALIA
New Zealand, New Guinea
Many different species of animals that live in
rain forest are not found any other place else in
the world.
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What is a Rain Forest?
Closed Canopy in which the treetops touch each
other, creating a shaded forest interior.
Rainfall is high and even all year long.
Rain forests are typically hot and humid.
Rain forests are found near the equator.
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EMERGENT LAYER
The tallest trees are the emergents,
towering as much as 200 feet above
the forest floor with trunks that
measure up to 16 feet around.
CANOPY LAYER
This is the primary layer of the
forest and forms a roof over the two
remaining layers.
UNDERSTORY LAYER
Little sunshine reaches this area so
the plants have to grow larger
leaves to reach the sunlight.
FOREST FLOOR
It's very dark down here. Almost no
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plants grow in this area.
Brazil
Rainforest destroyed
13,000 acres per day
(8 Football fields per
Minute)
Africa
Africa
½ of the Rain Forest
½ of the Rain Forest
IsIs
Gone
Gone
India
2/3 Rain Forest
Destroyed
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Help Save our Rain Forest
Use less Paper
Use Less Gas
Use Less Plastic
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Help Save our Rain Forest
Eat Less Red Meat
Support companies that operate in
ways that minimize damage to the
environment
Educate Yourself and Others
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Recycle
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