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Rainforest

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Tropical Rainforest

BY ANTHONY MILLER
Photo by Claudio.Ar

ANIMALs

  • red eye frog
  • anaconda
  • giant ant eater
  • spider monkey
  • camen

RED EYE FROG

Photo by dotlizard

ANACONDA

Photo by rbglasson

GIANT ANT EATER

SPIDER MONKEY

Photo by 5of7

CAMEN

Photo by captainmcdan

TROPICAL RAINFOREST PLANTS

  • Bengal Bamboo
  • Bougainvillea
  • Curare
  • Coconut Tree
  • Jambu
Photo by plant.nerd

BENGAL BAMBOO

Photo by delphaber

BOUGAINVILLEA

CURARE

Photo by the weed one

COCONUT TREE

JAMBU

Photo by CeeKay's Pix

CLImate

  • very wet
  • rainy
  • warm and humid
  • 77 to 88 degrees fahrenheit
  • little seasonal variation

A VERY WET RAINFOREST

RAINY

Photo by Swami Stream

WARM AND HUMID

Photo by Douglas Brown

TEMPERATURE

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RANGES FROM 77 TO 88 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
Photo by tommaync

SEASONS

LITTLE SEASONAL VARIATION

SOIL AND LAND FORMATION

  • 4 distinct layers
  • dense vegetation
  • very nutrient rich soil
  • covers 6% of earth's land surface
  • weathered soil
Photo by John Carleton

4 LAYERS OF THE RAINFORREST

  • EMERGENT
  • UPPER CANOPY
  • UNDERSTORY
  • FORREST FLOOR
Photo by ecstaticist

DENSE VEGETATION

Soil

THE RAINFOREST HAS NUTRIENT RICH SOIL.
Photo by yeag3r

HOW BIG IS THE RAINFOREST?

TROPICAL RAINFORESTS COVER ABOUT 6% OF THE EARTH'S TOTAL LAND SURFACE.

Weathering

THE RAINFOREST HAS HIGHLY WEATHERED SOIL
Photo by fung.leo