Question | Answer |
Top layer of the tropical rainforest | Emergents |
Below the emergents in the rainforest | Canopy layer |
Below the canopy layer in the rainforest | Under Canopy |
The lowest level of the rainforest | Forest floor |
Above the forest floor in the rainforest | Shrub layer |
Drip-tip leaves | Pointy, waxy leaves angled down so water rolls off |
Epiphyte | Plant that feeds off other plants |
Serve it, sell it | Tertiary industry |
Make it. Makes products from raw goods | Secondary industry |
Get it. Producing raw goods ie farming, mining... | Primary industry |
5 cities in Brazil | Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, Bahia |
Heavy rainfall, possibly storms, tropical countries. Sun heats ground, warm air rises, cools and condenses, forms clouds | Convectional rainfall |
Frontal rainfall | Cold air and warm air meet, warm rises above cold, cools, condenses and rains. Moderate to heavy rainfall |
Rainfall involving mountains and rain shadows, common on the West coast of England | Relief rainfall |
The line on a climate graph | Temperature, degrees Celsius |
Precipitation on a climate graph | In bars |
Adaptations of plants in rainforest | -Plants grow very quickly when exposed to direct sunlight
-Buttress tree roots help support tall trees, and roots do not go down deep because the soil is most fertile on the top layer
-Emergents have drip-tip leaves so the water doesn't stay at the top. |