2. 1. Give 3 ways of describing where we find rainforests. Remember compass points, continents, oceans, tropic and countries.

3. NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA ASIA EUROPE OCEANIA AFRICA Equator 1 = Congo Rainforest 2 = Amazon Rainforest 3 = SE Asian Rainforest 2 3 1

4. 1. Give 3 ways of describing where we find rainforests. Remember compass points, continents, oceans, tropic and countries. NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA ASIA EUROPE OCEANIA AFRICA Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Equator 1 = Congo Rainforest 2 = Amazon Rainforest 3 = SE Asian Rainforest 2 3 1

5. Rainforests are found; In the tropics (between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Close to the equator In South America, In central Africa and in South Asia NOT in Europe, North America and Antarctica

6. The rainforest has high temperature and rainfall leading to very h_____ conditions. Its rainfall levels split the year into wet and dry seasons. The wet season runs from ______ to _______. During this period there is approximately _______ mm of rainfall each month. The dry season runs from _______ to ________ and each month during it there is approximately _____ mm of rain. By the end of the wet season the river can have risen 12m!

7. The rainforest has high temperature and rainfall leading to very h_____ conditions. Its rainfall levels split the year into wet and dry seasons. The wet season runs from ______ to _______. During this period there is approximately _______ mm of rainfall each month. The dry season runs from _______ to ________ and each month during it there is approximately _____ mm of rain. By the end of the wet season the river can have risen 12m!

8. Rainforest Structure 4 layers Huge trees (sometimes 60m high), windy, sunny. An almost unbroken ceiling of leaves, little wind, some light. Smaller tree species and shrubs form a broken layer. Little wind or light, hot. Hot, humid, dark, no wind. Emergent layer Canopy layer Under canopy Forest floor/shrub layer 5m 40m 25m 60m+

9. Rainforest Structure Emergents (40m+) Huge trees (sometimes 60m high), windy, sunny. Canopy (25-40m) An almost unbroken ceiling of leaves, little wind, some light. Under canopy (5-25m) A broken layer of small trees and shrubs. Hot and dark. Shrub layer/Forest Floor (<5m) Hot, humid, dark, no wind.