Tropical RainforestTropical Rainforest

What is a Tropical What is a Tropical Rainforest?Rainforest?

Rainforests are very dense, hot and wet Rainforests are very dense, hot and wet forestsforests

They are havens for millions of plants They are havens for millions of plants and animalsand animals

They are very important in the ecology of They are very important in the ecology of the Earth as the plants of the rainforest the Earth as the plants of the rainforest generate much of the Earth’s oxygengenerate much of the Earth’s oxygen

““Tropical Rain Forests”Tropical Rain Forests”

The name rain forest was first used at The name rain forest was first used at the end of the 19the end of the 19thth Century to describe Century to describe forests that grow in constantly wet forests that grow in constantly wet conditionsconditions

Today, scientists define rain forests as Today, scientists define rain forests as forests that receive more than 2,000 mm forests that receive more than 2,000 mm of rain evenly spread throughout the of rain evenly spread throughout the yearyear

““Tropical Rain Forests”Tropical Rain Forests”

The rain falls all year roundThe rain falls all year round

Temperate forestsTemperate forests

They will have one long They will have one long wet and wet and cold wintercold winter season, and a season, and a dry dry warm summerwarm summer

It will have a range of differences in It will have a range of differences in daytime and night time temperatures daytime and night time temperatures

DifferencesDifferences

These are just some differences between These are just some differences between a Temperate and Tropical rainforest.a Temperate and Tropical rainforest.

Do you think there will be any others?Do you think there will be any others? Different types of plants and treesDifferent types of plants and trees Different animal lifeDifferent animal life

DifferencesDifferences

Different types of plants and treesDifferent types of plants and trees Different animal lifeDifferent animal life Tropical rainforest has more rain than the Tropical rainforest has more rain than the

temperate foresttemperate forest Different climateDifferent climate What is the climate of the temperate What is the climate of the temperate

and tropical rainforests???and tropical rainforests???