2011 year 8 geography - rainforests - introduction

Rainforests Introduction

Year 8 Geography- Topic 1 – Global Environments - 2011

Rainforests

Rainforests

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Rainforests

What is a

tropical

rainforest?

Rainforests

Tropical rainforests

are forests that

grow in warm, wet

regions of Africa,

Central and South

America and

South-East Asia

Rainforests

Rainforests

A rainforest is a very important biome Rainforests support a wide range of living things including about 50% of the worlds known plant and animal species

Rainforests

Rainforests cover about 6%* of the earths surface

*It used to be 14%

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Which Rainforest?

Rainforests

Tropical Temperate

Tropical Rainforests

EQUATOR 0 degrees (Latitude)

TROPIC OF CANCER 23.5 degrees NORTH

TROPIC OF CAPRICORN 23.5 degrees SOUTH

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Tropical Rainforests

Another name for a tropical rainforest is an Equatorial Rainforest? Why do you think that is so?

Temperate Rainforests

EQUATOR 0 degrees (Latitude)

TROPIC OF CANCER 23.5 degrees NORTH

TROPIC OF CAPRICORN 23.5 degrees SOUTH













Where are Rainforests Found?

Rainforests

Tropical Temperate

South America Africa Asia

Australasia

Asia Australasia

North America South America

Check out the world map on pg 135

2011 year 8 geography - rainforests - introduction

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