Geographical location
Tropical rainforests are very dense, warm and wet forests that contain millions of different types of animals and plants. Tropical rainforests are sometimes referred to as the ‘jewels of the earth’, and the, ‘worlds largest pharmacy’ as many of the plants and animals found in them contain hidden medicinal purposes. Two of the most well known tropical rainforests are the Amazon and Congo River Basin. Other tropical rainforests can be found in Central America, Madagascar, Australia and India.
The picture to the left is a map that shows the location of the tropical rainforests all over the world. Something interesting about their location is that they are all reasonably close to the equator.
The largest tropical rainforest found on earth is the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon Rainforest alone contains around one-third of entire world’s bird population, and more than half of the world’s animal and plant population. All animals including humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is poisonous to animals but not to plants, who need it to grow. 50% of all the world’s oxygen is created by the Amazon rainforest alone, which explains why it is referred to as ‘the lungs of the world.’ So imagine destroying Amazon Rainforest. The world would lose its largest oxygen supplier and animals would struggle to breathe because of the increase in carbon dioxide.
The picture to the left is a map that shows the location of the tropical rainforests all over the world. Something interesting about their location is that they are all reasonably close to the equator.
The largest tropical rainforest found on earth is the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon Rainforest alone contains around one-third of entire world’s bird population, and more than half of the world’s animal and plant population. All animals including humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is poisonous to animals but not to plants, who need it to grow. 50% of all the world’s oxygen is created by the Amazon rainforest alone, which explains why it is referred to as ‘the lungs of the world.’ So imagine destroying Amazon Rainforest. The world would lose its largest oxygen supplier and animals would struggle to breathe because of the increase in carbon dioxide.
Primary Productivity in Tropical Rainforests
Out of all the biomes on land, tropical rainforests have the equal highest, with swamps and marshes, average net primary productivity (9000 kcal/m2/yr). This means that tropical rainforests grow in climatic conditions that are least limiting to plant growth, therefore they are able to hold and sustain a greater amount of life.