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''This article is about the rainforest in general. For more specific information, see Temperate Rainforests article or the Tropical Rainforests article.
A rainforest, or a wet forest, is a forested biome with high annual rainfall. Tropical rainforests arise due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone, but temperate rain forests also exist. In addition to prodigious rainfall, many rainforests are characterized by a high number of resident species and tremendous biodiversity of their flora and fauna.
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Rainforests: Lungs of the Planet - Explore the sights and sounds of the rain forest. Find out what other kids are doing to protect these endangered habitats, and learn how you can make a difference.
Amazon Interactive - Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living.
Meta Description: [ Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community-based ecotourism project along the Rio Napo. ]
Amazonia Fun Quest - A kid-safe place to learn about the people, plants and animals of the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest. Offers activities, games, puzzles and fun information about the Negro River area of Brazil.
Meta Description: [ Amazonia Fun Quest : a place to learn about the people, plants
and animals of the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest, Amaznia Fun Quest o a place to learn about the people, plants and animals of the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest. A kid safe place for activities, games, puzzles and fun information abo... ]
Chunky Monkey's Rain-Forest Friends - Read about a few of the creatures that call the rain forest their home. And while you're at it, learn how to draw them as well.
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Climate Kaleidoscope - Find out about rain forests, climate and the effects they have on each other.
How a Rainforest Works - Photographic tour of a tropical rainforest shows what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals.
Meta Description: [ About 25% of today's medicines come from the rainforest, and only about 1% of that source has been tapped. Find out what else could be lost with the 1.5 acres of rainforest destroyed every second. ]
Live From The Rainforest - A virtual expedition into the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists.
On the Line - Tropical Rain Forests - See some of the animals, plants and people which inhabit the tropical rain forests. Find out why they're in danger, and learn what people are doing to protect them.
Meta Description: [ On Oxfam's Cool Planet web site, On the Line was an educational millennium project involving cultural exchange between United Kingdom and other meridian line countries. A partnership between Oxfam GB, WWF-UK and Channel 4. Tropical rain forest home page. ]
Plants of the Machiguenga - A combination travelogue and scientific inquiry into medicinal uses of rain forest plants. Neurologist Ethan Russo examines the people and wildlife of this Amazonian tribe in Parque Nacional del Manu.
RainForest - Has facts and activities about Rain Forest animals and plants. Includes printable animal patterns, word searches and color sheets.
Meta Description: [ Theme unit with printables and worksheets. ]
Rainforest Live - An educational website on tropical rainforests with links to projects, research and expeditions. There are colouring pages, games, competitions, chat rooms and teaching ideas.
Meta Description: [ Rainforest Live is an educational site for tropical rainforests with lots of information on the animasl, people, environment as well as live links. ]
RainforestKid.com - One girl's effort to help save the rainforest. Contains journal, phtotos taken on a trip to the rainforest, and a rainforest word search.
Meta Description: [ Rainforestkid.com is a project to raise funds to help support the Children's Eternal Rainforest in Costa Rica. The funds are used for programs such as reforestation, environmental education,protection, and scientific research. ]
Sandy Wiseman's Photo-Journey Through a Costa Rican Rainforest - Shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis lodge.
Meta Description: [ EcoFuture; Sandy Wiseman shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis lodge. Featured Reading for PlanetKeepers' November/December 1995 edition ]
Save The Rainforest - Fact sheets, photos, and ideas about ways to help save the rainforest.
Meta Description: [ Save The Rainforest - Help stop rainforest destruction. Learn ways you can help save tropical rainforests ]
Sounds of the Rainforest - Features the sounds of nature including birds, the environment, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Meta Description: [ Fun sounds for young people in the Kid Explorers Rain Forest ]
The Disappearing Rainforest - Includes information on location, climate, animals, plants and products, Indian inhabitants, deforestation and environmental impact.
Tropical Rain Forests - Tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Now they're disappearing at a rate of 93,000 square miles per year. Find out why they're important and learn what's destroying them.
Meta Description: [ Bagheera is an online education website about Earth's endangered animals and endangered species. ]
Tropical Rainforest - All about the tropical rainforest biome. Includes description, global position, climate, and information on specific plants and animals of this biome.
VirtualRainForest - An Online Tour - An interactive online tour of the rainforests of Central and South America. It is excellent for school projects and is written for children.
Meta Description: [ Interactive tour of tropical rainforests with information designed for K-6 education. Designed by tropical rainforest scientist, Dr. Gerald Urquhart. ]
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