Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tropical-and-subtropical-moist-broadleaf-forests

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Primarily between 10°N and 10°S latitude, extending into subtropical zones
2. What is the average annual temperature?Typically above 18°C (64°F)
3. Where can you find these forests?They are mainly between 10 degrees north and south of the equator, in places like the Amazon, Congo, Southeast Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and Madagascar.
4. Why do so many different plants and animals live there?The warm, wet climate stays the same all year, so plants can grow all the time and create many different spots for animals. This lets many species live together and evolve new kinds.

Biome: A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat.
Evapotranspiration: The process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.
Endemism: The ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined area.