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Growing Bananas in Honduras lunch items at yourknow that they are the number one fruit all over the world Over 55 million tons of bananas are eaten worldwide each year Bananas grow in humid trop. COFFS HARBOUR NSW 2450Reference Books for Rainforest Tree Identification . Rainforest is located near the equator .. In Rainforest is really hot and rains a lot .. Rainforest has four layers they are . Forest Floor , Understory Layer , Canopy Layer and Emergent Layer .. By Gavin Vogt. Tropical Rainforest Facts. Tropical rainforests are located in warm regions.. 50-260 inches of rain falls every year.. 40% of Earth’s oxygen comes from tropical rainforests.. Rainforests are now less that 6% of Earth’s surface.. Every tropical rainforest consists of . four. major . strata. , or layers. Though these layers are related, each layer is like its own distinct world.. 1. 2. 3. 4. Hi! I am Mango the Monkey and I am here to tell you all about the rainforest canopy. First, lets learn about the other layers of the rainforest!. Case Study. By Giovanni, Lauriane and Jessica.. % decrease in forest cover per year between 2000 and 2005.. Change in deforestation in Congo. Human importance of the rainforest. Rich and diverse ecosystem provides food, shelter, fresh water and medicine for more than 75 million people. By: Michael Anaya & . Emanoel. . Lorenzzutti. Forest of tall trees that is hot all year around and gets about 50 to 260 in. of rainfall a year. . Brazil Nut Tree. Famous for reaching heights of over 160 feet, the Brazil nut tree towers above other trees in the Amazon rainforest. During January and February, its fruit -- which is the size of a baseball and can weigh up to 5 pounds -- ripens and falls to the ground, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph on its descent. Inside the fruits’ hard, woody exterior are anywhere from 10 to 21 nuts arranged in a pattern similar to segments of an orange. The outer casing of the fruit is so hard that only one known animal -- the agoutis, a large rodent with sharp, chisel-like teeth -- can crack it open. In just one year, a Brazil nut tree can produce some 250 pounds of nuts.. BY:NADIA, MICHACL,ARTURO. WHERE ARE TROPICAL RAINFOREST’S?. They are found. In South America. . ,Asia and Africa.. They are typically found near the equator.. FACTS ON THE RAINFOREST. The worlds largest Rainforest are in South America, Africa ,and southeast Asia. . BY:NADIA, MICHACL,ARTURO. WHERE ARE TROPICAL RAINFOREST’S?. They are found. In South America. . ,Asia and Africa.. They are typically found near the equator.. FACTS ON THE RAINFOREST. The worlds largest Rainforest are in South America, Africa ,and southeast Asia. . • located . in tropics by . equator. • cover about 2% of earth’s surface, but house over half of world’s plant and animal species; ¼ . of medicines . originated in . rainforest. • rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate; half have been cut down in the last century; . Did you know there are two types of r. ainforest?. T. he . temperate and the . tropical!. Tropical rainforests are found close to the . equator.. Temperate . rainforests are found along coasts in the temperate zone, such as the Pacific Northwest of the . Rich. Introduction. . The tropical rain forest and other are special to us. There are 4 layers in the rainforest. The layers are called the forest floor, the understory, and the emergent layer. Rainforest are located near the equator. They are made up of heat and a lot of rain. Rainforests are located in South America, Pacific Islands. There are many plants and animals in the rainforest. That’s why rainforest are important.. By: Erik Weber. Southern Cassowary. Found in Northern Australia, New Guinea, and surrounding islands.. Eats mainly fruit, vegetation, insects, and fungi.. Known as the “gardeners of the rainforest” because they eat the seeds of a fruit, then deposit it somewhere else in their feces.. Rafiq. Introduction. . . The rainforests of the world are important to us and animals. Rainforest are located in southern . A. sia , . S. outh America, Central America and the Pacific Islands. They are near the equator. It rains a lot and it is hot too. There are four layers in the rainforest. There are many animals and plants in the rainforest. That’s why rainforests are important to us. . How many animals are there?. Rainforests have more animals than any other ecosystem!. There are 125 . species of mammals, 400 species of birds, 100 species of reptiles, 60 species of amphibians, and 150 species of .