Simple Explananation
2007-01-03 22:12:26 · 11 answers · asked by Jack 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
warm climates that are exposed to areas that get lots of rain due to the prevailing winds and geography
2007-01-07 21:55:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rainforests are simply that: forests and lots of rain. They can exist anywhere, even far north, such as the Pacific Northwest where I live these days with the mold and bugs and weather forecasts that go like this, literally: Monday, rain. Tuesday, showers. Wednesday, rain showers. Thursday, rain and flooding. Friday, drizzles. Saturday, heavy drizzles. Sunday, heavy flooding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest
2007-01-03 22:23:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The complex environment of damp caused by the rain allows plant and animal life to thrive. The trees grow in layers according to their height, the lowest being scrubland. Species live in the areas to which they are suited and, because of this separation, different, combatting animals can, while living in the same ecosphere, cleverly avoid each other. The forest also has an inhospitable environment to untrained humans which allows plant and animal life to thrive.
So, basically because we can't/won't go in and kill everything.
(sorry: didn't read the 'simple explanation!)
2007-01-03 22:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by Confused 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of rain sun warm weather rain forest are found mostly near the equator
2007-01-03 22:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by Normefoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.THE EQUATORIAL REGIONS HAVE A VERY HIGH AVERAGE ANNUAL OF RAINFALL . This provides the necessary water for plants photosynthesis.
2. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF THESE EQUATORIAL REGIONS , encourages plant growth by providing the optimum temperature for plants enzymatic photosynthesis.
3. THE LONG HOURS OF SUNLIGHT IN THESE REGIONS all year round is a big contributing factor for maximum photosynthesis and plant growth
2007-01-07 16:38:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of rain = Lots of trees and who wants to live where there is a lot of rain? No one so there is no one to cut down the trees. There! Simple !
2007-01-03 22:15:09 · answer #6 · answered by SilverSurfer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warm climate, little top soil, lots of rain, nutrients stored in the vegitation. All these reasons equal to suitable habitat for rainforests.
Hope that helps
2007-01-04 03:28:56 · answer #7 · answered by Dan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rain forests are situated at the equatorial regions.
2007-01-06 20:36:14 · answer #8 · answered by CLIVE C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question answers itself, they are called such because of the amount of rain that falls in the area where they grow
2007-01-03 22:22:40 · answer #9 · answered by john r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the landscape, the climate and maybe the factm that there weren't big animals-----elephants,dinosaurs or humans to destroy the place
2007-01-03 22:27:59 · answer #10 · answered by kyriacos d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋