rainforest charactersitics

• Tropical rainforest


  A broadleaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the equator.

  
• Equator


  Tropical rainforests are found between 5 degrees North and South of this line.

  
• Brazil


  The location of the world's largest tropical rainforest - the Amazon rainforest.

  
• Structure of rainforest


  The Tropical Rainforest is layered into four distinct zones.

  
• Emergents


  The tallest trees in the rainforest that rise above the canopy up to 60m tall.

  
• Canopy


  Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees between 25-45m tall.

  
• Under canopy


  A layer of younger trees under the canopy waiting for a chance to grow upwards, usually up to 10m tall.

  
• Under storey


  Another name for the under canopy.

  
• Shrub Layer


  Layer of shrubs and short plants adapted to even less light than the understory. These are rarely more than 3.5m tall.

  
• Forest floor


  The part of the forest that is blanketed with decaying leaves, twigs, fallen moss, and other organic particles

  
• Hot and Wet


  The climate of the Tropical Rainforest has this description.

  
• Humid


  Rainforest biomes have a large amount of water or moisture in the air.

  
• Hardwoods


  Trees such as mahogany, teak and ebony commonly found in Tropical Rainforests.

  
• Interdependence


  Mutual dependence between the components of an ecosystem.