Tropical rainforests are generally located in a belt around the equator of the earth.
Tropical Rain forests are found near the equator and the region of South Africa!
Brazil
Africa and Madagascar
Western Australia
Normally around the equator, in places such as Brazil, Congo and Malaysia.
less than 2% of Earth's total surface area, according to the nature conservancy
Tropical rainforests produce about 28% of the world's oxygen.
Approximately 31% of the Earth's total land area is covered by forests.
Rainforests are found near the equator in regions such as South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Major countries with rainforests include Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Tropical rainforests are called evergreen forests because they have a consistent, year-round warm climate that allows trees to retain their leaves or needles all year long. This leads to the canopy of the rainforest appearing green and lush throughout the year, giving it the name "evergreen."
5%
Rainforests once covered 14% percent of the earths surface, now they cover a mere 6%
The tropical rain forests in Africa are located in the western and central part of the continent. The rain forest is less than 5 percent of Africa's landmass.
Wisconsin doesn't have any rain forests because it is not in the tropics. Wisconsin would have to be located near Florida in order to have a tropical climate.
Tropical rainforests are located near the equator. Fifty seven percent of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America. One third of the world's tropical rainforests are in Brazil. Other tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (25% of the world's tropical rainforests) and West Africa (18%).
80% of animals live in forests or trees.
Forest and woodlands cover 21.8 percent of the African continent. The Congo basin has the worlds second largest section of tropical rainforest.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Global Forestry Agency, Distribution of forests. Europe accounts for one-quarter of total forest area, followed by South America and North and Central America with 21 and 18 percent respectively.
the gender distribution is 77 percent men and 25 percent women
Almost 70 percent of the Mexican territory is potentially classified as forest land. These 141.7 million hectares consist of: 38 million hectares of temperate forests, 16 million hectares of tropical forests and 87.7 million of desert type vegetation, like cactus, shrubs and bushes (CONAFOR, 2002).
Tropical rainforests cover over 75 to 80 percent of Suriname. These forests are noted for the diversity of their flora and fauna. Although no comprehensive bird list has been completed for Suriname, these forests are home to over 700 species of birds.
less than 2% of Earth's total surface area, according to the nature conservancy