Rainforests

• Describe the climate of tropical rain forests:

  • Hot but rainy
  • Humid
  • Wet
• Reading a climate graph:

  • Red line shows = Average temp
  • Blue line shows = Rainfall in each month
• Layers of the tropical rain forests:

  TOP

  • Emergants
  • Canopy
  • Under Canapy
  • Shrub Layer
  • Forest Floor
  • BOTTOM
• What are the emergants and why have they grown so tall?

  The top layer of the rainforests and is the waxy layer to protect the layers underneath from the sun. They are tall so that the sun hits them first.
• Explain how a Jaguar has adapted to the rainforest...

  • Their fur camouflages them
  • They have big padded fight which enables them to climb small trees
• Causes of deforestation:

  • Cattle Ranching - It causes 6/70% of deforestation. Large scale farming of cows for meat
  • Small scale farming - agriculture. This involves growing palm oil and soy
• Impacts of deforestation in the tropical rain forest:

  • Medicine making
  • Help maintain global rain and weather
• Local impacts of deforestation in the tropical rainforest:

  • Leaves the soil unprotected
  • Gets rid of shelter and food for many rare species
• 3 aspects of sustainability:

  • Maintaining well being of local tribes
  • use of the environment without damaging it forever
  • Ensure that the rainforest will still be here in 40 years
• How does shifting cultivation work:

  • A traditional, sustainable method of agriculture. Has been practiced by indigenous tribes for centuries.
• Why is shifting cultivation sustainable:

  • Because They only use resources that humans need and can be met while preserving the environment
• 1 solution to deforestation in the rainforest:

  • National parks as they have rangers that watch over the parks
  • Logging then re-planting
• Where are the tropical rainforests

  Near the equator