How do you describe a rainforest?

How do you describe a rainforest?

A rain forest is simply an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. ... A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. Rainforests are Earth's oldest living ecosystems, with some surviving in their present form for at least 70 million years.

What are the major parts of the rainforest?

Most rainforests are structured in four layers: emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor. Each layer has unique characteristics based on differing levels of water, sunlight, and air circulation.

Which countries have rainforests?

Where are rainforests found?

• Brazil.
• Congo (Democratic Republic)
• Indonesia.
• Peru.
• Colombia.

What country is tropical rainforest?

The largest rainforests are in the Amazon in Brazil (South America), Demographic Republic of Congo (Africa) and Indonesia (South East Asia). Tropical rainforests are also found in Hawaii and the islands of the Pacific & Caribbean. The graph below shows rainforest area by country.

What is in the rainforest?

More than half of the world's species of plants and animals are found in the rainforest. Rainforests support a very broad array of fauna, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and invertebrates. ... Fungi are also very common in rainforest areas as they can feed on the decomposing remains of plants and animals.

Where is the rainforest?

The largest rainforests are in the Amazon River Basin (South America), the Congo River Basin (western Africa), and throughout much of southeast Asia. Smaller rainforests are located in Central America, Madagascar, Australia and nearby islands, India, and other locations in the tropics.

What animals live in rainforest?

Rainforests are populated with insects (like butterflies and beetles), arachnids (like spiders and ticks), worms, reptiles (like snakes and lizards), amphibians (like frogs and toads), birds (like parrots and toucans) and mammals (like sloths and jaguars). Different animals live in different strata of the rainforest.