Transcript The Tropical Rainforests. - Kirkwood School District

9 Reasons Why You Should
Go To a Tropical Rain
Forest
Chris H
Block 1
Tropical Rainforests of the World
Landforms Found In A Tropical
Rain Forest
The landforms of a tropical rain forest are rivers, caves, mountains
and waterfalls.
Animals of The Rainforests
Spider monkeys live in the lower canopy area.They
have pads on the bottom of their tails to help them grip
the branch so they swing better.They eat fruits.Squirel
monkeys live in the upper canopy.They can reach fruits
without breaking the branches or falling.There are more
than 20 species of piranah in the world.Most are plant
eaters but the redbelly piranah.The redbelly piranah eats
meat they attack in schools if they smell blood.
Plants of a Tropical Rain Forest
The rubber tree produces sap that makes rubber.
People use bamboo’s stems and young shoots.It is used for
construcktion, weaving, and paper making.It is the worlds
longest grass.
Vanilla is a flower.The part that is used is the fruit.It is used as
a flavoring in candy, chocolate, backed goods, and perfume.
Climate And Rainfall of the
Tropical Rain Forests
January
Febuary
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
26 C
25 C
27 C
26 C
26 C
25 C
24 C
24 C
23 C
26 C
26 C
24 C
28 cm.
23 cm.
33 cm.
29 cm.
19 cm.
22 cm.
15 cm.
14 cm.
13 cm.
10 cm.
14 cm.
27 cm.
Tour De Biome Questions
What percentage of the earth’s plants and animal
species are in the tropical rain forest?50% of the
earth’s plants and animal species are in the tropical
rain forest.
Fun Facts
Some interesting facts are it rains almost every day.The
canopy is were most of the leaves are.
How Water Plays A Role In The
Tropical rainforest
Water plays a BIG role because it helps all the plants grow, it
gives homes to animals that live in the water, gives water to
drink for some animals.There is usually 70 to 200 inches of rain
per year. All of this rain suports the animal and plant life in the
rain forests.
Bibliography
Cheshire, Gerad (2001).The Tropical Rainforests.New York: Crabtree
Publishing Co.
Grupper, Jonathan (1997). Destination: Rain Forest. Washington,
D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Klum’ M & Odoo, H. (1997) Exploring the Rain Forest. New York:
Sterling Publishing Co.
O’Mara, Anna. (1996). Rain Forests. Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone
Press.
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