Characteristics of the Amazon Rainforest (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Avg annual temp in Amazon
Avg annual temp in Amazon
27°C
Annual precipitation in Amazon (mm)
Annual precipitation in Amazon (mm)
Exceeds 2000mm
Diurnal temp range in Amazon
Diurnal temp range in Amazon
11°C
Daily sunshine hours in Amazon
Daily sunshine hours in Amazon
12 hours
Dominant soil type in Amazon
Dominant soil type in Amazon
Latosol (tropical red soil)
Why latosol soil is red
Why latosol soil is red
Iron oxide and aluminium oxide
Type of nutrient cycle in Amazon
Type of nutrient cycle in Amazon
'Short' cycle (few days)
Number of forest layers in Amazon
Number of forest layers in Amazon
Five layers
Height of emergent layer (m)
Height of emergent layer (m)
40-70m
% sunlight reaching forest floor
% sunlight reaching forest floor
1-3%
Number of insect species in Amazon
Number of insect species in Amazon
Nearly 30 million
Number of bird species in Amazon
Number of bird species in Amazon
1,600
Sloth camouflage adaptation
Sloth camouflage adaptation
Algae grow on fur (green camouflage)
Leafcutter ant carrying capacity
Leafcutter ant carrying capacity
50 times their own weight
What are buttress roots?
What are buttress roots?
Shallow roots spread wide to absorb nutrients from surface