Water Cycle in the amazon rainforest

• There's a lot of evaporation over the Atlantic Ocean, which is blown towards the Amazon, contributing to the Amazon's very high rainfall.
• What contributes to the high precipitation in the amazon?

  High evaporation over the atlantic ocean blown towards the amazon rainforest
• Warm temperatures mean that evaporation is high in the rainforest, increasing precipitation.
• What do warm temperatures in the amazon rainforest create?

  high evaporation this increases precipitation
• What does high evaporation create in the amazon rainforest?

  high precipitation
• Due to the dense canopy most rainfall never reaches the ground meaning it is intercepted and evaporated
• Due to the dense canopy what happens to the rainfall?

  it is intercepted and evaporated
• Due to the dense canopy only 30 percent of precipitation makes it to the sea
• What percentage of precipitation makes it to the sea due to amazon's dense canopy?

  30 percent
• The amazon receives 3700 cubic metres of precipitation per year
• How much precipitation does the amazon rainforest receive each year?

  3700 cubic metres
• The ITCZ is where the 2 hadley cells meet at the equator this creates low air pressure and high evapotranspiration this increases precipitation
• What is the ITCZ?

  Where the 2 hadley cells meet at the equator
• What does the ITCZ stand for?

  Intertropical Convergence Zone