unit 3 - biomes Flashcards
Rainforests difnations
Dense anddiverse forest biomes with high annual rainfall, humitidty and warm temperature
Largest rainforest
Amazon rainforest
Ranforests cover how much % of the earth, and what is one thing special about them
6%
even with such little percentage, they are home to over half the species of plants and animas in the world
Soil of rainforests
Nutrient poor due to rapid decomposition
Wildlife of rainforests
Extraordinary range of speicies incluing amphibians, reptiles, mamllas and birds
Climate of rainforests
Tropical climate with high rainfall, high humidity and high temperature
Zone of rainforests
Found in tropical regions near the equator
Vegetation of rainforests
Multi layerd forest with an adundance of plants including herbs, ferns, orchids and evergreen trees
Importance of rainforests
Helps reduce climate change and maintain global temperatre and help in carbon isloation
Threats of rainforests
Deforestation, logging and increased human activities
preseravtion of rainforests
Preserve endangered speices
adpat local techniques
reduce humanacitivity
Ecosystem restoration