Tropical Forests are thick, wet and warm with temperatures averaging around 20 ° C to 34 °C. But they can be very humid with up to 88% humidity. Tropical Forests can get anywhere from 125cm of rain to 660cm per year. They usually contain lakes, rivers and waterfalls.
Tropical forests have more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientist's have counted over 300 species of trees only in 1 hectare (2 1/2 acre) of forest. Seventy percent of plants in Tropical Forests are trees.
The three largest Tropical Forests in the world are the American, the Asian and the African, but each of them slightly vary when it comes to what animals live there. A lot of many different animals live in Tropical Forests including, many different species of monkeys and birds, insects and snakes.
Tropical Forests only cover 6% of the worlds surface but they are home to over half of the plant species. Some Tropical forests are located in Central America, The Amazon (the largest in the world) and Australia.
Tropical forests have more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientist's have counted over 300 species of trees only in 1 hectare (2 1/2 acre) of forest. Seventy percent of plants in Tropical Forests are trees.
The three largest Tropical Forests in the world are the American, the Asian and the African, but each of them slightly vary when it comes to what animals live there. A lot of many different animals live in Tropical Forests including, many different species of monkeys and birds, insects and snakes.
Tropical Forests only cover 6% of the worlds surface but they are home to over half of the plant species. Some Tropical forests are located in Central America, The Amazon (the largest in the world) and Australia.