By: Maryalice Sherlock

EDU 290

•There are

rainforests in Central

America, South

America, Africa,

Asia, and Australia

•The Amazon is the

largest rainforest

Flickrfavorites, “Rainforests of the World” May 28, 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution Noncommerical No Derivative Works.

Rainforests Around the World

Tropical vs. temperate

One common factor is of course, rain

Biodiversity- variety of living things

Ben Harris-Roxas, “Daintree Rainforest” February 23, 2008 via Fickr, Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike.

•About half of all

animal species in the

world live in the

rainforests

Animals

flickrfavorites, “Animals of the Rainforest” May 30, 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution Noncommerical No Derivative Works

A Sloth is a slow moving mammal that lives in the rainforests of Central and South America.

Some sloths may stay in the same for years.Marika Luders, “Sloth in cahuita national park”

February 14, 2005 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial.

Wards off predators with its bright colors

There are about 170 different kinds of this frog

The poison arrow frog lives in Central and South America.

Traveling Fools of America, “poison arrow frog 2” May 29, 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution Noncommerical.

This includes zebras, giraffes, elephants, gorillas, tigers, cheetahs, and many other animals

These animals include: kangaroos, koalas, among others in Australia

In Asia there are elephants, tigers, panthers

•Annual

Rainfall-

averages

around 80 in.

•Temperature

Ranges

Dan Nevill, “rain in the forest” May 7, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution No Derivative Works

Weather

Variety of fruits

Origin of chocolate

Spices

Simon Goldenburg, “tropical fruits” January 26, 2008 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution No Derivative Works

Loss of habitat-deforestation

Environmental changes

Facts and Information:http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/

rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.htmlhttp://kids.mongabay.com/elementary/003.htmlhttp://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htmhttp://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/

ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Poisondartfrog.cfm