Question

Compare and contrast temperate and tropical rainforests.

Answer 1

Tropical rainforests are warm and moist; while temperate rainforests are cool. Only a small percentage of the tropical forests are rainforests. To be a tropical rainforest, forested areas must: Lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Answer 2

Temperate rainforest:

These forest have average temperature throughout the year. Temperate rainforest has plants with broad leaf and provide home to the large predator populations. Precipitation is abundant in these forests. The forest has been destroyed by human activity.

Tropical rainforest:

These forest have warm and humid temperature throughout the year. Tropical rainforest has trees with broad leafs and has high range of biodiversity. Precipitation and heavy rainfall is abundant in these forests. This forest has been fragmented by humans.