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Topic 4 Sustaining Distribution of Tropical Rainforests Climate of Tropical Rainforests
What is an Ecosystem?
Ecosystems Tropical rainforests are centred along the • Evening temperatures rarely fall
An ecosystem is a system in which organisms interact with
Equator between the Tropic of Cancer and below 22°C
each other and with their environment.
Food Chains Capricorn. Rainforests can be found in • Due to the presence of clouds,
Food chains are useful in South America, central Africa and South- temperatures rarely rise above 32°C
Ecosystem’s Components East Asia. The Amazon is the world’s largest • Most afternoons have heavy
explaining the basic principles
Abiotic These are non-living, such as air, water, heat, behind ecosystems. They rainforest and takes up the majority of showers
rock. show only one species at a northern South America, encompassing • At night with no clouds insulating
particular level from where countries such as Brazil and Peru. temperature drops
Biotic These are living, such as plants, insects, and
energy is transferred up to the
animals.
next.
is plant life occurring in a particular Biome’s climate and plants
Flora
region or time.
Biome Location Temperature Rainfall Flora Fauna
Fauna is all animal life of any particular region
or time. Centred along the Hot all year (25- Very high (over Tall trees forming a Greatest range of
Topical
Equator. 30°C) 200mm/year) canopy; wide variety of different animal species.
rainforest
Biomes species. Most live in canopy layer
A biome is a large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal Between latitudes Warm all year (20- Wet + dry Grasslands with widely Large hoofed herbivores
groups, which are adapted to that particular environment. The climate Tropical
5°- 30° north & 30°C) season (500- spaced trees. and carnivores dominate.
and geography of a region determines what type of biome can exist in grasslands
south of Equator. 1500mm/year)
that region.
Coniferous
Found along the Hot by day (over Very low (below Lack of plants and few Many animals are small
Hot desert
forest tropics of Cancer 30°C) Cold by night 300mm/year) species; adapted to and nocturnal: except for
and Capricorn. drought. the camel.
Deciduous
forest Between latitudes Warm summers + Variable rainfall Mainly deciduous trees; a Animals adapt to colder
Temperate
Tropical 40°-60° north of mild winters (5- (500-1500m variety of species. and warmer climates.
forest
rainforests Equator. 20°C) /year) Some migrate.
Tundra Far Latitudes of Cold winter + cool Low rainfall Small plants grow close Low number of species.
Tundra
65° north and summers (below (below 500mm/ to the ground and only in Most animals found
Temperate south of Equator 10°C) year) summer. along coast.
grasslands
Found within 30° Warm water all Wet + dry Small range of plant life Dominated by polyps and
Tropical
grasslands north – south of year round with seasons. which includes algae and a diverse range of fish
Coral Reefs Equator in tropical temperatures of Rainfall varies sea grasses that shelters species.
Hot
waters. 18°C greatly due to reef animals.
deserts.
location.
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