By: Carlee, Jaclyn,

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Tropical Rain Forest

• By Carlee, Jaclyn, Gerri

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Where is it found?

• Central America
• Africa
• Indo Malaysia

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Temperature Ranges

• 68ºF-93ºF

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Average Temperature

• 80ºF

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Average Rainfall Per Year

• 200-450 cm (50-260 inches)

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Latitude

• 30ºN-30ºS

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Altitude

• Below 3000 feet

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Famous Rainforest

• The Amazon Rainforest

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Plants

• More then 2/3s of the worlds plant species come
  from here
• Many Different layers
• Soil nutrients

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Adaptations

• Bark
• Lianas
• Dry Tips
• Buttresses
• Epiphytes
• Nepenthes

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Animal Life

• Insects
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Birds

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Interesting Facts

• An area the size of a football field is being
  destroyed each second
• 1 out of 4 ingredients in medicines is from
  rainforest plants
• More then 2,000 different species of butterflies
  are found here