The tropical rainforest is a hot‚ moist biome found near Earth’s equator. The World’s largest tropical rainforests are in South America‚ Africa‚ and Southeast Asia. Tropical rainforests receive from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Tropical Rainforest: Animals Tropical rainforests support a greater number and variety of animals than any other biome. One of the reasons for this great variety of animals is the constant warmth. Tropical rainforests
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greatest amount increase in temperature. 2. Identify which block (A or B) modelled the surface of the Earth in: a. Far north Queensland - B b. Southern Tasmania – A 3. Use your results to explain why: a. The tropics are found near the equator The tropics are near the equator because the sun strikes earth at the equator due to the earth’s axis. b. Icebergs are only found in the poles Icebergs are only found in the poles because the tilt of the earth causes the sun not to
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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS - WHERE AND WHAT ARE THEY? _______________________________________________ Tropical rainforests are found across the world between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer‚ 22.5° North and 22.5° South of the Equator. Almost half of the remaining tropical rainforest is found in tropical America‚ a bit more than a third in Asia and Oceania‚ and fifteen percent in Africa. Tropical rainforests cover approximately 8% of the world’s land surface - an area of approximately
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Introduction: The world’s total forest area is just over 4 billion hectares‚ which corresponds to an average of 0.6 ha per capita (Figure 1). The five most forest-rich countries (the Russian Federation‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ the United States of America and China) account for more than half of the total forest area. Deforestation – mainly the conversion of tropical forest to agricultural land – shows signs of decreasing in several countries. Around 13 million hectares of forest were converted to
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The tropics are between 12 ° and 14 ° near the equator. The park is monsoonal and has two seasons; wet and dry. During the dry season from April‚ May to September‚ Dry southerly and easterly trade winds predominate. Humidity is relatively low and the rain is
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The European colonized Africa for numerous reasons such as the medical advancement for malaria which was devastating the European population. During the industrial revolution‚ the Europeans perfected the gun which gave them an advantage over Africa. The European-built an empire in Africa by converting them to Christianity and introducing two types of government‚ direct rule‚ and indirect rule. They established missionaries that change the culture and religion which resulted in modern schools and
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Have you ever wondered what made the Ottoman Empire so great? What are some of its major contributions in terms of science and technology? The Ottoman Empire was among the longest-lasting empires (about 600 years during the 15th and 16th centuries) and is one of the largest and most successful empires in the world. The Ottoman Empire’s influence on other countries was worldwide; they spread their culture‚ government‚ politics‚ lifestyle‚ expectations‚ science religion etc. The Ottoman Empire made
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Kelly are also very active in helping the community of Daytona and were married at the Volusia County Courthouse located in Daytona. B. Ron Rice‚ the founder and owner of Hawaiian Tropic sun tanning oils also considers Daytona a home base not only for his personal home but also a large Hawaiian Tropic Headquarters. Transition: Besides Daytona being home to famous citizens‚ it also has many attractions and events in this city and more great attractions close by. II. There
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International Date Line Arctic Circle 90º W Meridian 30º N Parallel Question 2: Determine which of the 50 states defines the farthest extent of the United States in each of the 4 map directions. NAAP – Basic Coordinates & Motions 1/8 21.2º N 51.8º N Tropic of Cancer Longitude Latitude Direction North South East (there are two ways of thinking about this) West
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makes the water denser‚ that is removing buoyancy; evaporation makes the ocean saltier and hence denser‚ again removing buoyancy. Surface currents The horizontal circulation shapes the sea surface temperature pattern by moving heat from the tropics to the polar regions Ocean Surface Currents Oceanic circulations ●Horizontal flows (along the sea SFC; mostly wind generated) MOC A(tlantic)MOC ●Gulf Stream / North Atlantic Current (SFC currents) carry warm water from tropical Atlantic
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