Nature Example
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The Tropical Rainforest
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An incredibly wet and warm biome found near the Earth's equator.
Key Features: Tall, dense trees, huge biodiversity, and high rainfall all year round.
💡 Fun Facts
- Tropical rainforests like the Amazon cover only about 6% of Earth's surface but are home to more than half of all the world's plant and animal species!
- The tall trees form a leafy 'canopy' high above the ground, which blocks out most of the sunlight from reaching the forest floor.
- Many of the plants we use in our homes, for food and medicine, originally came from rainforests, including chocolate, bananas, and pineapples.