Tropical Rainforest Biome (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Definition of a biome
Definition of a biome
Natural region with specific conditions & living communities
Four components of a biome
Four components of a biome
Climate, soil, flora, and fauna
Primary controlling factor of biomes
Primary controlling factor of biomes
Climate
Latitude range of tropical rainforests
Latitude range of tropical rainforests
Between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Four main regions with tropical rainforests
Four main regions with tropical rainforests
South America, Central America, Africa, Australasia
World's largest tropical rainforest location
World's largest tropical rainforest location
Amazon Basin in South America
Size of Amazon Basin
Size of Amazon Basin
~5.5 million square kilometres
Typical temperature in tropical rainforests
Typical temperature in tropical rainforests
Around 26-27°C consistently year-round
Annual rainfall in tropical rainforests
Annual rainfall in tropical rainforests
Over 2,000mm per year
Interdependency in biomes
Interdependency in biomes
Changes to one component affect all others
% of Earth's land covered by tropical rainforests
% of Earth's land covered by tropical rainforests
~6%
Amazon deforestation rate
Amazon deforestation rate
Football field-sized area cleared every minute
% of world's oxygen from tropical rainforests
% of world's oxygen from tropical rainforests
~20%
Amazon's carbon storage amount
Amazon's carbon storage amount
90-140 billion tonnes of carbon