A Journey to a Rain Forest Imagine walking through a rain forest Monkeys howl from the treetops Colorful parrots fly overhead Howler monkeys can be heard Hfrom 3 miles 4 8 kilometers
Leaves block the sunlight The air feels damp Water drips from the trees that tower above
Tropical rain forests grow in wet places near the equator There are also temperate rain forests along coastal areas This map shows tropical rain forests I ASIA NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ANK CS AFRICA AMERICAN AUSTRALIA Rain forest OS 6 ANTARCTICA
Tropical rain forest plants grow in layers Plants compete for sunlight The lower layers get less light and have fewer plants than the upper layers of the rain