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Tropical RainforestTEAM BJosh LClaudia SShane SAlex YLocationContinents:South AmericaAustraliaAsiaAfricaNorth America

Near EquatorCloser to Middle of EarthCauses Warm Temperatures

ClimateHot & Rainy25C to 27CLittle Change In Temperature

200 cm per yearPlants and adaptationsplants

TreesVinesCashew apple treesCandle bushOrchidsVenus fly trap

Adaptions

Bright colors for pollinationAbility to grow with very little sunlightAbility to grow in unfertile soilCamouflagePlants or animals decay

6 Poison Dart Frog

Toucan

Spider Monkey

Jaguar

Green Mamba Animals and Adaptations Monkeys and Apes Long Arms to Swing Through the Canopy Birds Beaks can be a used to lose heat Jaguar Has Developed the Ability to Swimming Amphibians Suction Cups on Feet Allows them to Live in Trees Reptiles Wide Range of SizesEnvironmental IssuesDeforestationAnimal exploitation / huntingClimate change

DeforestationOxygen Home / LifeForms including fires clear-cutting for agricultureranching and development unsustainable logging Threatens animals and plants46-58 thousand square miles Need of land, lumber, and pulp Effects:Temperature and rainfallUseful productsEndanger / Extinction

Animal Exploitation / Huntingfood and clothingrodeos and circusestesting medicines, cosmetics and household products, scientific experiments abused or neglected

Climate ChangeHuman activityHigher temperaturesSea levels rising