Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with annual rainfall between 250 and 450 centimetres (98 and 177 in).[1] There are two types of rainforest: tropical rainforest and temperate rainforest. The monsoon trough, alternatively known as the intertropical convergence zone, plays a significant role in creating the climatic conditions necessary for the Earth's tropical rainforests. Tropical Tropical rainforests are characterized by a warm and wet climate. Many of the world's rainforests are associated with the location of the monsoon trough, also known as the intertropical convergence zone.[7] Tropical rainforests are located in the tropics, i.e., in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Temperate Layers A tropical rainforest is typically divided into four main layers, each with different plants and animals adapted for life in that particular area: the emergent, canopy, understorey/understory and forest floor layers. Emergent layer Soils

There are lots of resources. They like the climate? Indigenous People of the Amazon Rainforest: a Q and A from the Rainforest Action Network A 'Q and A' session from Rainforest Action Network, to help older children learn about indigenous populations living in the Amazon and other rainforests. See all Amazon Rainforest Tours Q: Who are indigenous people? A: Rainforests are bursting with life. Q: In general, how do they live? A: Although some indigenous people live much as we do, others still live much as did their ancestors thousands of years before them. Q: Do the children go to school? A: Most tribal children don't go to schools like ours. Q: What do they find to eat? A: Besides hunting, gathering wild fruits and nuts and fishing, Indigenous people also plant small gardens for other sources of food, using a sustainable farming method called shifting cultivation. Q: Why is the forest so important to indigenous people? A: Indigenous people revere the forest that, until the present, has protected them from outsiders and given them everything they need. Q: Why are indigenous peoples in danger?

Why have people decided to settle in rainforests? How do people in the rainforest get their clothes? Young people wear jeans... How do they make shelter?