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T h e T r o p i c a l R a i n f o r e s t

T h e T r o p i c a l R a i n f o r e s t. Sherelle Streeter APES. W O R L D D I S T R I B U T I O N. Central America Central Africa Southern Asia From India and Buma (W) to Java and Borneo (E) Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea Island. Approximately 6% of earth’s surface.

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T h e T r o p i c a l R a i n f o r e s t

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  1. The TropicalRainforest Sherelle Streeter APES

  2. WORLDDISTRIBUTION • Central America • Central Africa • Southern Asia • From India and Buma (W) to Java and Borneo (E) • Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea Island Approximately 6% of earth’s surface

  3. MajorCharacteristics... • Elevation: 0-1,000 meters • Geological structure: • Poor Soil • Tall Trees • Swampy waters • Climate: • Humid • Moist • Hot • Wet • Temperature: • Avg.:77 degrees Fahrenheit

  4. MajorCharacteristics • Rainfall: • Avg. 250 cm/ year • 4 in./month • Snowfall: • None. Temperatures are too warm • Seasons: • Rainy/hot during winter/spring months, Mild less rain during summer/fall months

  5. MajorCharacteristics • Winds: • Trade winds blow in the same latitude– moisture from the sea (brings rain) and desert dust (enrich soil) • The higher the elevation, the more wind received • Wind speed max: 3 meters/ sec.

  6. This projects the average rainfall in millimeters in relation to the average temperature in Celsius.There is more rainfall in the winter/spring months.AS the temperature increases so does the amount of rain; their corresponding. RAINFALLGRAPH

  7. Plantsand Animals… • Plants: Bromeliads Strangler Fig Lianas Orchids

  8. Plantsand Animals • Animals: Scarlet Macaw Capuchin Monkeys Red-Eyed Tree Frog Anaconda

  9. IndigenousPeople • 50 million indigenous people inhabit Tropical Rainforest • They: • Grow crops • Use western goods • Make reg. trips to town for foods • Use medicinal plants for illnesses • People: • Pygmies, Mbuti(Africa) • Dayaks, Orangulu(Asia) • Yanomami(Brazil) • Kuku-Yalanji(NE Australia)

  10. AnthropogenicProblems… • Deforestation(cutting down trees) • Overexploitation(over hunting animals until their returns are diminished) This chart shows the distribution of deforestation in Tropical Rainforests global regions Deforestation occurs more in South America than any other tropical country. Africa, ranking second.

  11. AnthropogenicProblems… This chart is a more in-depth version of the prior graph. Brazil , located in South America, deals with the most deforestation. Venezuela, Zimbabwe, DR CONGO, Nigeria, etc. are African countries that make up nearly the same amount of deforestation

  12. SolvingProblems • Deforestation • Tropical Forestry Action Plan (TFAP): launched in 1985 by the Food and Agricultural Organization • Paper Recycling Campaigns • Overexploitation • Endangered Species ACT • Fining individuals for hunting threatened/endangered species.

  13. Works Cited • Belt, Annie. "Photo Gallery: Tropical Rain Forest Wildlife." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2013. • Morris, Rebecca J. "Anthropogenic Impacts on Tropical Forest Biodiversity: A Network Structure and Ecosystem Functioning Perspective." Anthropogenic Impacts on Tropical Forest Biodiversity: A Network Structure and Ecosystem Functioning Perspective. The Royal Society, 2013. Web. 06 Oct. 2013. • "Rainforest." Rainforest. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2013. • "Rainforest Biome." Rainforest Biome. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2013. • Ruth, Butler. "RAINFOREST PEOPLE     ." Mongabay.com. N.p., 2004. Web. 06 Oct. 2013. • "Solutions to Tropical Deforestation: An Article in New Renaissancemagazine." Solutions to Tropical Deforestation: An Article in New Renaissancemagazine. Renaissance Universal, 2001. Web. 06 Oct. 2013. • "The Plants of the Rainforest." The Plants of the Rainforest. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2013.

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