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Tropical rain forests - Coggle Diagram
Tropical rain forests
climate
same all year round
generally between 20-28
high sun intensity
high rainfall (2000mm) a year
plants
mostly evergreen
many tall trees
vegetation cover is dence
lots of epithets living through bark of taller trees
soil
not fertile
heavy rain washes surface neutrence away
thin layer of neutrience
amimals
have a large ecosystem of animals
gorillas
jaguars
anacondas
sloths
have a ague back for camouflage
nocturnal save energy
stay cooler
people
lots of small tribes (indigenous people )
move around rain forest in small groups
make small farm but move on before soil is starved of neutrence
adaptations
plants
drip tip leaves to prevent standing water
stops damage to plant
wax like coating to prevent transperation and repel rain
lianas (vines) snake along the emergent to find sunlight
trees
buttress roots
emergemt trees need them for suport and to find neutrence
large wide roots
smooth thin bark no need to protect trees form extreme cold
location
between 5 and 30 degrees north ans south of the equator