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TROPICAL RAINFOREST

CLIMATE AND PLANTS


CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
 The tropical rainforest is a very wet
environment, with an estimated total
rainfall between 1500-2500 mm. There is
little difference between the warmest and
coolest months. This is known as equatorial
climate.
 There are only 2 seasons: wet and dry. It is
very humid all throughout the years,
because of the heavy rainfall.
oOtherwise
known as
Spineless Indian
Bamboo,
Calcutta Cane
oBelongs to the
Bambusa genus
oPart of the tulda
species
oThis is
commonly found
in the Southeast
B Asian rainforest.
ENG It can grow
anywhere
AL between 40-80
feet in height. It
is approximately
BAM 3 inches in
BOO diameter. Their
species life span
•Genus:
Bougainvillea
•Species:
spectabilis
•This plant grows in
the Amazon
Rainforest in South
America.
•The plant can
reach
B over thirty
feet. It can either
OUG
be vines, trees, or
AINVI
shrubs with thorns.
LLEA
vCommon
Names: Curare,
Grieswurzel,
Pareira Brava,
Pareira, Vigne
Sauvage
vGenus:
Chondrodendron
vSpecies:
Tomentosum
vCurare grows
as a large liane
or vine, found in
the canopy of
the South
C American
URA Rainforest . Not
RE only is it a
powerful poison,
C
OCO
NUT:
TRE
E
OF Genus: Cocos Species: Nucifera Parts used: nut and
LIFE leaves
It grows in rainforests and places with tropical climates.
Durian
 Common Names: Civet
Fruit,
 Genus: Durio
 Species: Zibethinus
 The durian is thought
to be one of Southeast
Asia’s most ancient
and primitive trees. It
is native to Borneo,
Indonesia, and
Malaysia.
 The durian has a life
span of 80-150 years.
Did You Know...?
 More than two-thirds of  A football field-sized area of
plant species are found in a rainforest is being
rainforests. destroyed each second.
 Rainforest trees can grow  Trees in a rainforest are so
as tall as 200 feet (61 m) densely packed that it
above forest floor. takes 10 mins. for rain to
 Tropical rainforests cover reach the ground.
less than 10% of the  Over 1,600 of the rainforest
planet’s land surface, but plants are edible and can
they contain between 50- be used as vegetables.
70% of all plant and animal  The largest rainforest in the
species. world is the Amazon
 Almost 50% of the world’s Rainforest.
rainforests have already
been destroyed.
SOURCES

HTTP://WWW.BLUEPLANETBIOMES.ORG/RAIN
HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/TROPICAL_R
KIDS ALMANAC 2010
HTTP://INFO.RFORESTS.TRIPOD.COM/INDEX
http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/stor
What did you learn?
#1
In terms of climatic conditions, the tropical rainforest is a
very wet environment with little differences between
the warmest and coolest months. This type of climate
is called_________.
#2-3
2 seasons in a rainforest
#4-5
2 plants
#6-7
2 animals
#8
______________% of rainforests are already destroyed.
#9
It takes _____ minutes for rain to reach the ground.
#10-12
The 3 types of curare
#13
Curare comes from the word _____which means poison.
#14(TRUE OR FALSE)
The rainforest is located 25.3 degrees North to 23.5
degrees South.
#15
One cause of the destruction of rainforests
BONUS: What is the largest rainforest in the world? (1 pt.)
ANSWERS

 #1: Equatorial Climate


 #2 & #3: Wet and Dry
 #4 &#5: Bengal Bamboo, Bougainvillea, Coconut, Durian,
Curare
 #6 & #7: Chimpanzees, Orangutans, Harpy Eagle, Linne’s
Sloth
 #8: 50 %
 #9: 10 mins.
 #10 - #12: tubocurare, calebas curare, pot curare
 #13: “woorari”
 #14: False
 #15: Deforestation, Illegal Logging, Overharvesting, Slash-
and burn or kaingin system
 BONUS: Amazon Rainforest

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