Whats the Difference between a temperate rain forest and a tropical rain forest?

Answer 1

Temperate rain forests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the mid-latitudes in areas of high rainfall.

Tropical rainforests are rainforests generally found near the equator.

Answer 2

A tropical rain forest has a higher temperature, and has poor soil. A temperate rain forest has rich, fertile soil and nurse logs, caused by litter on the forest floor. Tropical rainforests are all found between the Tropic lines.

Answer 3

Technically to be considered tropical it must lie between the tropic latitudes of Cancer and Capricorn. Temperate would be a forest meeting certain rainfall requirements that fall outside the tropics. They have them as far North as Alaska.

Answer 4

Here are a couple of links describing the characteristics of tropical and temperate rain forests.

Tropical

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest

Temperate

http://www.youra.com/olympic/rainforest.html