课件13张PPT。? Tropical Rain Forests 热带雨林 Tropical rain forests grow near the equator(赤道) , where the weather is warm and?humid(潮湿)?all year round.
Over half of all the 物种 of plants and animals in the world live here. Most?animals live in the tops of the trees.
Many of rain forests 正在被清除 for farming and mining, and?many animals and plants are in 危险 .speciesare being cleareddanger Tropical forests stay warm all year and receive abundant(丰富的) rainfall. These forests are found in ______,_________, central and south _______ and the Pacific _______. AsiaAustraliaAmericaIslandsDistribution 分布分布AsiaAustraliaAmericaAfrica Pacific Islands热带雨林Tropical Rain Forests insect animalchimpanzee (黑猩猩)butterfly 昆虫 make up of the largest single group of animals?
that? live in tropical forests. They include colorful spiders,蝴蝶 , 蚊子 ... and a huge number of ants. Many tropical birds, such as quetzals (绿咬鹃), and parrots, are spectacularly(壮丽) colored.
The leaves of the trees in tropical forest form a 茂密的 overhead covering called a canopy(遮篷). The canopies 保护 nearly all the forests from sunlight. Many animals live there. They include tree frogs, flying dragons, bats, 猴子 , gibbons(长臂猿), orangutans (猩猩), sloshes(懒猴), wasps(黄蜂), beetles(甲虫), and leave-cutting ants.
Jaguars(美洲虎)and tapirs(貘) live on the ground in the tropical?forest. Chimpanzees(黑猩猩) and lowland gorillas (大猩猩) alternate(交替) between the ground and the trees. Fish, tortoises and 鄂鱼 in habit of rivers and 池塘 .Insectsbutterfliesmosquitoesthick protectmonkeyspondscrocodilesForests are not just trees; they provide 食物和住处 for all kinds of animals. In Africa, 危险中的 mountain gorillas(大猩猩) play in a small forest 保护区 they call home. food and shelterendangeredreserveSweet homeDestruction 破坏 Hundreds of insect and bird species are 在危险中 of 灭绝 ,due to(由于) being hunted by man or by destruction(破坏) of their habitat(栖息地). About half the rain?forests in the world 已经被破坏 .?If the current rate?of destruction continues, most rain forests would be 消失 ?in the next 50 years.Tropical forest fire in dangerdying outhave been destroyedgonePeople are rapidly destroying tropical forests for _____ or for?farming. The continuing destruction of these __________ means that animals will disappear forever. Scientists believe countless ______ have already been wiped out (消灭, 毁灭). woodenvironment破坏
DestructionspeciesDestruction 破坏Wetlands 湿地Wetlands around the world may not always seem friendly to _______, but they’re home to all kinds of creatures. If we _____ or drain(排干) off marshes(湿地) or swamps(沼泽), where will they go? humansfill inWe ____ our planet with so many wonderful creatures.?It’s up to us?to preserve the earth in all at its beauty and diversity. 世界野 生生物基金会 works to protect the habitats and endangered species around the world. Its members are making a _________
every day.Wildlife Fund World WWFdifferenceshareDown as she goes A song of environmental protection 环保歌曲
