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Amazon Rainforest

Located mainly in Brazil, Peru and Colombia, the Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. The Amazon covers 1.4 billion acres and boasts the most diverse wildlife in the world as well. Questions about the Amazon rainforest can be found here.

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What are the water conditions of the amazon rainforest?

the environment in the Amazon Rainforest is very natural. Since it is very humid and wet it affects the layers. The layers are: forest floor, understory layer, canopy layer and emergent layer. These layers are caused by the climate and that affects the environment. There are many animals in the Amazon Rainforest. The green leaf area of plants and trees in the rainforest varies by about 25% as a result of seasonal changes. Leaves expand during the dry season when sunlight is at a maximum, then undergo abscission in the cloudy wet season. These changes provide a balance of carbon between photosynthesis and respiration.

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What is the annual rainfall of a tropical rainforest?

I would say it is round about 2104mm of annual rainfall(2 meters)
the tropical rain forest gets 90 percent of rain fall

Do monkeys live in Amazon rainforest?

There are tropical rainforests in many parts of the world, and these are home to many kinds of monkeys and other primates. For the most part, the moneys live in the trees within the rainforest where they are safest from predators that prowl the ground, though they still may be caught when they come down from the trees or when a predator climbs upward in search of prey.

What physical features are in the Amazon rainforest?

The main features of the amazon rainforest are: the location, the wildlife and the climate.

Why is the Amazon Rainforest in danger?

Due to defforestation there is loss of habitat. When there is loss of habitat organisms stay where they are and die or move to a place where there is avalible resorces. When this happens more competitivness in the ecosystem arises. This results in loss of species.

What plants are found in the Amazon rainforest?

There's a variety of plants that grow in the rainforest. There are Bamboo, banana, Brazil nuts, cocoa beans, coconuts, ferns, pineapple, star fruit, mangoes, guava, oranges, berries. There are also a variety of spices such as: cinnamon, cloves, ginger.

Why is the Amazon rainforest deforestation taking place?

Deforestation is happening because we humans are buying all the wooden furniture which is making companies want to produce more. It is happening because there are not many trees left so they have to cut down the forests.

Climate facts about the Amazon rainforest?

Well, so many people just put a wrong answer or something random. So, I have some advice, go on wikipedia. Yes I know people can go in and change stuff but there truly always is accurate information. Sorry I wasted your time. I'm just so annoyed.

What percentage of sunlight reaches the understorey layer of the amazon rainforest?

Only about 2-5 percent. Because the huge broad-leaf canopies absorb most of the light. As a result the vegetation on the floor of tropical rain forests tends to be vegetation adapted to low levels of light (bromeliads, dotter vines, fungi, lichens).

What would you see in the amazon rainforest?



1. Piranha (pronounced peer-AHN-ya) Small but vicious, sharp-toothed fish which attack men and animals in swarms, devouring them in minutes.

2. Giant catfish, reportedly up to 19 feet long, which have been known to snatch natives right off of their small boats.

3. A tidal wave which runs bank-full up the estuary for miles when the ocean tide rises higher than the mouth of the river.

What is the longitude and latitude of rainforests in general?

Tropical Rain forests are located between the tropics (20 degrees above or below the Equator), but temperate rain forests exist well outside that line, like the pacific northwest in America or on the Japanese mainland of Honshu.

Why is the amazon rainforest called a rainforest?

It is called a rainforest because of the precipitation and humidity. There are heavy rains during at least part of the year, and a dense canopy of trees traps a lot of moisture in the air below. The rainforests are in tropical regions where the average temperature (and therefore the relative humidity) is comparatively high.
It rains a lot, in a forest.

When is it coolest in the Amazon rainforest?

In a tropical rainforest, the temperature almost never rises above 93 degrees F (34 degrees C) or drops below 63 degrees F ( 20 degrees C). In many cases, the average temperature for the hottest month is 25 degrees F (1-3 degrees C) higher than the average temperature for the coldest month. I hope that helps you!

Why do the brazillian government continue to let the amazon rainforest get cut down?

The Brazilian government encouraged mining, logging, and farming to increase jobs and products to export.

What are some other biomes close the amazon rainforest?

a tropical rainforerst is mostly hot and miost has a constant warmth and over 15 million of species including plants and animals live throughout this biome

What are the industries in the Amazon rainforest?

i have no idea, but i know Iron ore mining has something to do with it

When was the Amazon rainforest first discovered?

No one really knows who discovered the Amazon, or when it was first discovered--It's still being discovered! Even though it hasn't been completely explored, or analyzed, it still produces almost a third of our oxygen suppy, so therefore, we need to protect it! Help save the Amazon Rainforest and River!

What do they drink when they are in the Amazon rainforest?

The drinks that you can find in the Amazin are .. what I think..WATER

Who benefits from the Amazon rainforest being cut down?

THE WINNERS - The big-time "winning interests" in a tropical nation which is cutting down its rainforests are those few groups who obtain large gains from forest removal. These include ranchers in Latin America, loggers in Southeast Asia (producing for the global or domestic market), and - as always - politicians. People needing agricultural land are the main "winners" in Africa, due to that continent's rapid rate of population growth. The small number of individuals who gain from deforestation gain immensely and protect their interests via concessions from governments, (even if these activities result in a loss to the country or state). Other winners are consumers from the industrialized world, consumers who by deforestation can buy less expensive goods (foods, fibers, and wood for construction materials and furniture).

THE LOSERS - All denizens of tropical countries lose (except the few mentioned above). Many indigenous people and poor people lose their land and livelihoods when large companies move in to profit from forests. Even people from temperate regions lose, because they must forego the many values of the forests, such as ecosystem services, climate stabilization, and scientific and aesthetic values.