3. Tropical Rainforest
• tropical rainforest occurs roughly within the
latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator
(in the equatorial zone between theTropic of
Cancer andTropic of Capricorn).Its warm and wet.
• Layers –Emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor .
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5. Its flora and fauna
Trees of 313 species and 1,500 species of higher plants.
Specials
Birds-Hyacinth macaw, toucans ,
Mammals-Malayan sun bear, capybaras,
Snake-anaconda,
Fishes-piranhas,
8. LOCATION
• These forests are found in Southeast Asia,
Africa, South America, and Central America .
• United States along the coastline of the Pacific
Northwest and in Canada, Alaska.
• coastal mountain ranges in Washington,
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10. Flora and fauna
Trees-
• Coastal redwood trees, oak,
• Maple, black cherry,
• Eucalyptus
Birds-
• Woodpeckers, ravens
Mammals
• Bats, flying squirrels, black bears.
13. Location
• Mostly in India and northernmost Sri Lanka.
• Deccan Plateau, extending across the Indian
states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu to the Northern
Province of Sri Lanka.
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15. Flora and fauna
350 species of which three are considered near-
endemic
Plants- Indian bustard
• Animals-, elephant, nilgai, species of rat, sloth
, black buck, bear,
• Reptiles-snakes, lizards and small rodents.
• Plants- olive, cedars, oaks.
18. Location
• Eastern half of the United States, Canada,
Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan
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20. Flora and fauna
Birds -
• Eagle, cardinal
• Small creatures as earth worms, scorpion, ants
Mammals-
• Black bears, chipmunks, squirrels, fox.
Trees-
Maple, oaks, sequoia,
The fact that most humans live in the temperate deciduous forest biome than
any other is very important to note.
25. Flora and fauna
• moose, snakes, eagles, bob cats, flies, geese,
bunnies, lynx, frogs, beaver, squirrels, owls,
deer, and foxes.
Trees-
• pine, aspen, Jeffery pine, fir and, of course
the conifer. There are also pants like
mushrooms, moss, and flowers.