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Dome Replacement Guaranteed Maximum Price 1 RainForest Dome Replacement GMP 1 Opened to much acclaim in 1992 the RainForest has proven a destination for families and tourists housing over 10. Judy and Katherine. We are learning about the rainforest. Rainforests are hot, steamy places were it rains a lot. Rainforests are the wettest areas of land in the world. More than 32 feet of rain may fall during a single year in some rainforests.. . 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 .. 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.. Temperate Rainforest. The Temperate Rain Forest is a richly productive biome. Mild temperatures and abundant rainfall encourage plant growth, and the forest is covered with plant life at every level. Because chemical reactions occur more slowly at lower temperatures, the minerals in dead plant material are recovered more slowly than in the tropical rain forest. The forest floor is carpeted with fallen needles, and fungi grow on fallen logs.. Animals & Their Environment. 2016. Four “basic” layers of the rainforest. The rainforest has 4 basic layers. Plants and animal have adapted to the various layers. Each layer has a “MICROCLIMATE”. Today we are learning to…….. Describe why the rainforest is so important to us.. Explain why the rainforest is being destroyed.. Discuss how groups of people are trying to conserve the rainforests.. • 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; . ? (4 weeks) . KS2 Geography. :. . locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on . Indonesia and . concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics. .. Outcome: . 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.. 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. . Sara. Introduction. . The rainforests of the world are important to us. In the world rainforests are located in Southern Asia, South America, Africa, Central America and the Pacific Islands. That’s were rainforest are located. Rainforest are also near the equator. There’s heat and a lot of rain in the rainforest. There are four layers in the rainforest. There are many plants and animals 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 .