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Where is the tropical rainforest located?
Tropical rainforests are mainly located between the latitudes of 23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)—the tropics. Tropical rainforests are found in Central and South America, western and central Africa, western India, Southeast Asia, the island of New Guinea, and Australia.
What countries are in the tropical rainforest in Africa?
The vast African rainforest stretches across much of the central African continent, encompassing the following countries in its woods: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea.
Why are there no rainforests in East Africa?
The Forests of East Africa The region’s critical deforestation crisis is driven by population growth, unscrupulous timber extraction, and agricultural conversion—resulting in the loss of 9.3 percent of its forest cover from 2001 – 2009 alone.
Why are tropical rainforests located where they are?
Tropical rainforests are found near the equator due to the amount of rainfall and the amount of sunshine these areas receive. Most tropical rainforests fall between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The high temperatures means that evaporation happens at a fast rate, resulting in frequent rainfall.
Is all of Africa tropical?
Warm and hot climates prevail all over Africa, but mostly the northern part is marked by aridity and high temperatures. The equator runs through the middle of Africa, as do the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, making Africa the most tropical continent.
What countries in Africa are tropical?
These countries are: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
What country has the most tropical rainforests?
Brazil
Brazil has the largest rainforest cover in the world, thanks to the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon Rainforest is the biggest and most biodiverse rainforest in the world covering an area of 1,800,000 square miles.
Where is the largest rainforest in Africa found?
The largest rainforests are in the Amazon River Basin (South America), the Congo River Basin (western Africa), and throughout much of southeast Asia. Smaller rainforests are located in Central America, Madagascar, Australia and nearby islands, India, and other locations in the tropics.
What is the climate in the rainforest in Africa?
The rainforest’s climate is very unnatural, it the morning it is very hot and the sun heats up the ground. The hot and wet air rises to the sky. In the afternoon, dark clouds bring rain and thunder storms. This is how the weather is year around. Since the rainforests in Africa are near/on the equator so it is very hot and humid everyday.
What forests are in Africa?
Forests in Africa are mainly tropical rain forests, followed by ropical moist forests, tropical dry forests, tropical shrubs, tropical mountain forest, subtropical humid forests, subtropical dry forests, subtropical mountain forests and plantations. magrove forests are also there.
What are the characteristics of African rainforests?
Very wet with over 2,000 mm of rainfall per year.