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Tropical rain forests<br />
What are tropical rain forests?<br />
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lI1 Tropical rain forest<br />
<strong>UNESCO</strong>Module 10: Tropical rain forests<br />
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1 (a) In which part of the Earth do tropical rain forests grow?<br />
(b) Why are these forests called tropical rain forests?<br />
(c) About what percentage of the Earth's l<strong>and</strong> surface is covered with<br />
tropical rain forest? Choose from: 1 % 5% 25% 50%<br />
2 Describe the climate (sunshine, temperature, rainfall, etc.) in a tropical<br />
rain forest. [Youmight find this easiest to do by comparing the climate in a<br />
tropical rain forest with the climate somewhere else, for example where you<br />
live, or with London, Engl<strong>and</strong>.]<br />
3 Describe what it is like inside a tropical rain forest.<br />
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