The tropics are regions of Earth that lie just north and south of the equator. The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. The northern border of the tropics is the Tropic of Cancer. It is an imaginary line about 1,600 miles (2,570 kilometers) north of the equator. The southern border of the tropics is an imaginary line called the Tropic of Capricorn. It lies 1,600 miles south of the equator.... Read More
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Rain forests are thick forests of tall trees. They are found where the weather is warm the year around, and there is plenty of rain. Most rain forests grow near the equator, a make-believe line around Earth’s middle. Africa, Asia, and Central and South America have large rain forests. Smaller rain forests are found in Australia and islands in the Pacific.... Read More
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El Yunque <<ehl YOONG kay>> National Forest is a tropical rain forest on the island of Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System. El Yunque covers about 44 square miles (114 square kilometers) in northeastern Puerto Rico. Many people visit the forest to enjoy its natural beauty.... Read More
The Amazon rain forest is a tropical rain forest in South America. A tropical rain forest is a forest in a part of the world where it is always warm. The trees in a tropical rain forest are green all year, and the forest gets rain nearly every day.... Read More