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Where are the Rainforests?Where are the Rainforests?

Rainforests Rainforests typically grow in typically grow in wet and humid wet and humid zones.zones.

Rainforests have Rainforests have rainfall > rainfall > 1300mm. 1300mm.

What are the types of What are the types of rainforest?rainforest?

The main The main types of types of rainforest rainforest are:are:

a)a) tropicaltropical

b)b) mangrovemangrove

c)c) temperatetemperate

d)d) lowland. lowland.

Tropical RainforestsTropical Rainforests

Tropical Tropical rainforests are rainforests are situated situated between the between the tropics of tropics of Capricorn and Capricorn and Cancer.Cancer.

Tropical Tropical rainforests are rainforests are densedense. .

Tropical RainforestsTropical Rainforests

The plants The plants grow closely grow closely together and together and the tall trees the tall trees form a form a canopycanopy which which generally generally prevents prevents sunlight from sunlight from penetrating. penetrating.

Mangrove RainforestsMangrove Rainforests

Mangrove forests Mangrove forests are found near are found near tropical coastlines tropical coastlines and and brackishbrackish rivers.rivers.

Mangrove trees Mangrove trees have roots which have roots which grow above the grow above the water level to water level to prevent prevent saturationsaturation..

Temperate RainforestsTemperate Rainforests

Temperate Temperate rainforests rainforests are are located located between between the tropics the tropics and the and the poles.poles.

Temperate RainforestsTemperate Rainforests

Temperate Temperate rainforests are rainforests are located in:located in:

a)a) AustraliaAustralia

b)b) North AmericaNorth America

c)c) New Zealand.New Zealand.

Question Time?Question Time?

Locate Locate Australia’s Australia’s rainforests on rainforests on a map.a map.