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Your Guide to Exploring….

Tropical Rainforests Around the World

South and Central America in the Amazon river basin.

•Africa - Zaire basin, with a small area in West Africa; also

eastern Madagascar.

•Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India, Assam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

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Features• Constant

warm, wet weather and high humidity levels

• Extreme biodiversity and excellent photo-ops

• Receives at least 80 inches of rainfall per year

• Home to half the worlds plants and animals

• Cover 6% of the worlds total area

• Thick canopy. Home to unique animals

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Climate• Humid due to high levels of

rainfall, lightweight and breathable attire recommended

• Year round warm temperatures. Average of 77 F°

• Precipitation levels can reach up to 250 cm per year. Bring a rain coat!

• Very little seasonal variation

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Average Monthly Precipitation and

Temperature

Plant and Animal SpeciesMost diverse ecosystem on earth• More than 50% of the worlds

plant and animal speciesHigh temperatures, humidity, and rainfall • Excellent conditions for life• No freezing temperatures,

lack of water is rareMost species found nowhere else on earth• Removal of a species could

force another into extinction

Have developed long, large bills that allows it to reach fruit on small branches that can’t support the birds weight

Climbing wood vines that have adapted by strangling other trees(usually canopy trees) and taking their supply of sunlight.

ToucanAdaptations

Liana

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Move from canopy to canopy tree high off the jungle ground using rope bridges or zip lines, and witness the jungle from another perspective with this breathtaking, exhilarating activity.

Suggested Tourist SitesRiver Cruises

Canopy Tours Travel easily

through the rainforests with a new and beautiful view of the wildlife in it’s natural state in a fun river cruise

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Seasonal Information

Best time to

visit

Concentrate the wildlife

and increase chance of

seeing aquatic wildlife May/

June to October/ Novemb

er

Better for

hiking

During the rainy season

the plants drop their fruit

attracting

animals

Before or

after a rainy seaso

n

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Unique FeaturesPotential source of medical plants

Home to tribal cultures

6-33 feet of rainfall per year

Contains a greater number of different kinds of plants than all other parts of

the world put together

Poor and infertile soil

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Jaguar Gorilla MacawStrawberry Poison Dart

Frog

Animal Species

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Plant Species

Epiphytes

Terminalia Oblonga

Lecythis Ampla

Bambusa Tulda

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Environmental Issues

Rainforests stores are huge storages of green house gases

Contributing to global warming

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• "Earth Floor: Biomes." Earth Floor: Biomes. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2013. <http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforestA.html>.

• "Plant Adaptations." Plant Adaptations. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2013. <http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/plants/adapt.htm>

• Thyberg, David. "Activities in the Amazon Rainforest." Travel Tips. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. <http://traveltips.usatoday.com/activities-amazon-rainforest-1168.html>.

Works Cited

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