BY: Jered Couch, Justin Collett, Mackenzie Fields, Courtney Asher

5th period…. 8-20-10

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

the tropical

rainforest is

very neat it has

many water falls

like the one on

the left it gets

about 200cm of

rain annually

some rain forest

get 600cm of

rain a year.

Water falls of the tropical rain forest.

Animals I n the tropical rain forest

These animals live in the tropical rainforest on the left is a toucan on the right is

A monkey .

Insects are the most common animals in the tropical rainforest because they live in a very wet environment . The rain forest are a very good place for reptiles or amphibians they make there homes in trees and feed off the insects . Mammals in the tropical rainforest are animals like bat, jaguars, monkeys and apes. They feed off other mammals.

Types of animals

and what they

eat

Animal life

Tropical rainforest

Where can you

find an antelope

the size of a

rabbit, a snake

that can fly, or a

spider that eats

birds? All in the

tropical

rainforests, of

course! Tropical

rainforests are

home. To many

animals like the

one on the left.

flower

This is one of the

plants in the

rainforest this

plant is very

popular its name

is

Our daily dependence on plant products of tropical origin is astounding. For instance, Latin America and Africa are major suppliers of coffee and cacao (from which we derive chocolate), while Asia produces most of our rice and natural rubber. Our lives are enriched by beautiful hardwoods, spices, essential oils and fruits. In addition, tropical countries export many fibers, gums, resins, dyes, and plant essences that we may never see directly, but which are widely used in medicine and industry. This section highlights some of these important plants

Flower

Fact: Tropical Rainforests are found on every continent across the Earth, except Antarctica

Fact: Tropical Rainforests are threatened by unsustainable agricultural, ranching, mining and logging practices

Fact: Originally, 6 million square miles of tropical rainforest existed worldwide. But as a result of deforestation, only 2.6 million square miles remain

Interesting facts

http://www.nature.org/rainforests/explore/facts.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforests

http://www.photobucket.comhttp://library.thinkquest.org/11353/trforest.ht

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WORK CITED