1. Muhammad Haqi Yusuf (1515061030)
2. Harlika Nobra Setia (1515061029)
3. M. Reyhan Aditya (1515061027)
The definition of a tropical forest is natural forest located between lines
23 ° 27 'North latitude and 23 ° 27' South Latitude, located in the tropical
climate. Tropical forests are in South Asia and Southeast Asia, northern
Australia, most parts of Africa, the Pacific Islands, Central America and most
parts of South America. Size of the tropics encompass 30 percent of the total
area on the surface of the earth.
In the area of tropical
forest there are only two seasons: the rainy season and the dry season, with
rainfall tinggi.Berbeda with sub-tropical or temperate that has four seasons,
summer (summer), autumn (autum), winter (winter) and spring (spring).
(Ardiananda, 2008).
Formed in the Tropical forest and tropical areas, with a minimum annual
rainfall ranges between 1,750 millimeters (69 in) and 2,000 millimeters (79
in). While the average monthly temperature is above 18 ° C (64 ° F) throughout
the year.
Feature
Tropical forest
1.Location:
rainforests lie in the tropics.
2.Rainfall:
rainforests obtain a rainfall of at least 80 inches annually.
3.Canopy:
rainforests have a canopy, the layers of branches and leaves formed by closely
spaced rainforest trees.
4.Biodiversity:
rainforests have tingkan diversity of biota high (biodiversity). Biodiversity
is the name for all living things such as plants, animals, and fungi were found
in an ecosystem. Researchers believe that about half of the plants and animals found on
earth live in the rain forest.
5.Feature
Climate is always wet. high rainfall. and uneven, dry to moist soil and a
variety of soil types.
The
function of the Tropical forest
1.
provide a home to many plants and animals;
2.
help stabilize the world's climate;
3.
protect from floods, drought, and erosion;
4. The
source of medicine and food;
5.
tribal support human life; and is a fascinating place to visit
6.
Rainforests provide a home for wild plants and animals. Rainforests is home to
many species of plants and animals in the world,
Rainforests help stabilize the world's climate by absorbing carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere. Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere believed to
contribute to climate change through global warming. Therefore rainforests have
an important role in tackle global warming. Rainforests also affect weather
conditions local by creating rainfall and moderating temperatures
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