Transcript Geographer - cooklowery14-15

Geographer
Elle Layman
Where is it found?
• The tropical rainforest
located near the equator.
57% of all tropical
rainforests are found in
Latin America. 33% of the
world's tropical
rainforests are in Brazil.
Other tropical rainforests
are in Southeast Asia and
the Pacific Islands and
Africa
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Human impact-pros
Nearly 120 prescription
medications today are from
plants in the tropical
rainforest, nearly 30% of
these drugs are known to
be cancer fighting drugs.
the tropical rainforest’s
diverse climate has allowed
for an very diverse biome,
the diversity has allowed for
it to be called “Nature’s
medicine cabinet.” from
humans exploring the
rainforest we unlocked
essential medicine.
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Human impact-cons
• As human population grows
the need for energy and
development space
increases. Tropical
rainforests are a huge part
in the worlds tree’s, each
year over 90,000 square
miles of the forests is cut
down for human use. It is
estimated that nearly 2% of
the rainforest is lost each
year. About 137 species
are lost in this biome per
day, including plants and
animals and insects.
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What you will find
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Zoologist
Alexandria Carter
March 14, 2015
Science – Mrs. Lowery
Leopard – Carnivore
(Large Predator – Secondary Consumer)
•Smallest of the big cats, are excellent climbers and good swimmers.
•Are “nocturnal” and spend their nights hunting instead of sleeping.
• Spend a lot of their time in trees.
• Their spotted coat camouflages them, making them blend in with the leaves of
the tree.
Crocodile – Carnivore
(Large Predator – Secondary Consumer)
•Are meat eaters.
•Grip their food with their strong jaws and rip bits off using body movements or swallow it
whole.
• Rainforest crocodiles do group together if food is plentiful.
• Dominant individuals swim higher up in the water column and mark their territory by
splashing their heads onto the water.
Chimpanzee – Carnivore
(Primary Consumer)
•Live in the tree tops
•Have very long arms, longer than their legs, making it easier for swinging and climbing.
•Legs are shorter for making it better for walking, running and standing.
•Have four long fingers and one thumb letting them be able to grasp on to things and helpful
for climbing.
•Use their knuckles to walk, it helps to support their body.
•They are very well developed in sight, touch, hearing, smelling, and searching for food.
Forest Deer – Herbivore
(Primary Consumer)
•Forest deer have adapted themselves to a semi-aquatic life
•Have long legs to be able to go on long migrations.
Elephant – Herbivore
(Primary Consumer)
•Don't sweat to lose body heat, lose it through panting or through large areas of
exposed skin, or ears.
• Are adapted to living in dense forests.
•Their tusks are straight since curved ones might get caught in the underbrush
and vines of the forest. T
•Are smaller so they can move around the dense forests more easily.
Gorilla – Herbivore
(Primary Consumer)
•Have flat teeth that allow them to be able to grind the plants they eat.
•Have bacteria that break down cellulose, which is prominent in plants, so that it is digestible.
•Have stereo-scopic vision which means that they have good eyesight that helps them to detect other
animals.
•Can also see color which helps them to see poachers and other threats.
•Can ward off danger using their loud roar which intimidates most creatures.
•Body structure is adapted very well for its lifestyle.
•Have a strong upper body, long arms, fingered hands, and thumbs which all aid in walking, climbing, and
food retrieval.
Peccary “Pig”- Omnivore
•Smell food with their snout.
•Their teeth – of prime significance to the observer of the collared peccary –
evolved less for food consumption and more as a defense mechanism.
Kinkujou “Honey Bear”- Omnivore
•The Kinkajou mostly sleeps in the upper canopy, hiding in the holes of the
trees during the day napping.
•The soles of the kinkajou's hind feet provide a firm grip while it climbs.
• Moves is mostly by climbing and jumping.
Slender Loris “Chipmunk” - Omnivore
•Has small finger nails on its digits.
•The second digit on the hand and foot are very short.
•They move on the same plane as the thumb, which helps them grasp branches and twigs.
•Spends most of its life in trees.
•Engage in urine washing, or rubbing urine over their hands, feet and face, which defends
against the sting of toxic insects, such as rainforest beetles and roaches.
Decomposers
In a tropical rainforest biome, decomposers can be slugs, worms, bacteria and fungi. Fungi include
mushrooms that thrive on forest floors and sprout up after a heavy rainfall. They consume organic
waste and dead matter, like fallen trees, very quickly in this environment. Decomposers are
important in nature because they recycle waste into useful nutrients that are necessary for the soil.
PLants
Chad The botanist
Banana
• Bananas are a herb. After they reach there
maximum growth they are at least 10 and 20
feet. They’re skin when there babys are hard
and poisons
Orchids
• Orchids are one of the prettiest flowers but
there not just the prettiest there the largest.
There petals grow up to 30 inches and
flowers growing up to 14 feet
Coffee
• Coffee is an extension of your day so that I'm
fueled and ready. Everyday coffee can grow
up to 30 feet (in bunches) From the picture
these amazing plants look like berries but
they contain two coffee beans that can make
you jump off the walls.
Brazilian nut trees
• The Brazilian nut tree can grow up to 160
feet. Known for it's product the Brazil nut
There height keeps away most animals
Poinsettia
• The poinsettia is mostly seen in Christmas
Time in USA and Canada. This flower actually
bloom from a bush or a tree. And for this
flower there leaves are the most beautiful.
Cacao
• The cacao plant is formed by evergreen trees.
Which grows a pod containing 20 to 60
reddish brown cocoa beans. It Anywhere
from 7 to 14 to produce one pound of dry
cocoa beans.
Rubber tree
• Reaching 130 feet the rubber tree is know
for its milky white sap or commonly called
latex.(other type of rubber)
Heliconia
• This colorful plant has 40 different species
what paddle-shaped leaves. This plant has
different bracts and many colors such as pink,
purple, yellow, orange and red. It’s variety of
colors helps it look poisness
Sapodilla
• This strong wind resistant tree
has an extensive root system and a famous
bark that contains a white, gummy sap called
chicle. It has a hard shell so it can not be
broken easily
Bromeliad
• Bromeliad contains more than 2,700 species
under the ground on rocks and other plants.
Biotics and Abiotics
• All the plants that I’m doing need little amounts
of water since at night there shaded by the plants
and stay moisturised. These plants need little
amounts of sunlight if they did they would have
to be produced with much more water so they
wouldn’t dry out and die. the climate is an
important element without the climate the
rainforest would die in minutes they can’t handle
really hot they can’t handle really cold. The call
only survive in wet moisture lands because it has
the just right tempature