World Map Of Rain Forest
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World map of rain forest. Most rainforests have an annual rainfall in the ranges of 250 to 450 centimeters 98 to 177 inches. The amazon rainforest is located in the upper section of brazil south of the equator in south america. St louis on us map indiana united states map map of tennessee cities philippines map of cities map of russian cities las vegas counties map east asia map countries and capitals major cities in alabama map. A rainforest map is a map of the world that highlights the different areas of the world that are covered by rainforests.
Zooming into one area of paraguay demonstrates the important role of agriculture in this trend. The amazon jungle is the world s largest tropical rainforest. Tropical rainforests are in central and southern america they can also be found in africa and australia. Tropical rainforests are located near the equator between the tropic of cancer at 23 5 north and the tropic of capricorn at 23 5 south of the equator.
Rain forest map natural habitat maps national geographic where are rainforests. Rainforest map of tropical and temperate rain forests shows how. The rectangular patches of forest loss show a pattern consistent with agricultural expansion for soy fields and beef. Today it is only 6.
Where are rainforests found. A 1 5 of all the world s plants and birds and about 1 10 of all mammal species are found there. Facts figures news and pictures tropical rainforest regions biomee tropical rainforest biome rain forest rain forests around the world. They include tropical rain forests such as the amazon as well as moist deciduous forests like those found in eastern.
They are evergreen have a warm and wet climate and receive consistent rainfall at least 2 000mm annually. Rainforests of the world map pack pcr00954 grp primary. In ecological explanation rainforests are defined as multi storied closed broad leaved forest vegetation with a continuous tree canopy of variable height and with characteristic diversity of species and life forms. The amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
Rainforest map rainforests of. Of the earth s surface only 6 is covered by tropical rainforest. Despite this about 80 of the world s documented. A map of cultural and creative industries reports from around the world.
Tropical rainforest biome map tropical rainforest biome map. Rainforests are the forests characterized with tall trees relatively warm climates and a great degree of rain on an annual basis. These moist forests are found between the tropics of cancer and capricorn. The amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals on earth.
The forest covers the basin of the amazon the world s second longest river. While many media reports focus on deforestation of rainforests in the amazon the dry tropical forests and savannahs of the gran chaco region which spans across sections of paraguay argentina and southern brazil have some of the highest rates of tree cover loss in the world.