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Top 10 Facts about Tropical Forests:
Tropical forests cover 6% of Earth’s surface
Have an annual rainfall of 50-260 inches
50% of the world’s animals and plants species live in rainforests
A fifth of our freshwater is found in tropical forests
The Amazon Rainforest in Brazil is the largest tropical rainforest in the world
Over 2000 types of plants that you find in the rainforest can be used to help aid in cancer treatment because they have anti-cancer properties
About 90% of 1.2 billion people living in poverty worldwide depend on rainforests for their daily needs
The average temperature of the tropical rainforest remains between 68°F and 93°F
Trees in tropical rainforests are so dense that it takes approximately 10 minutes for the rainfall to reach the ground from the canopy
More than 56,000 square miles of natural forest are lost each year due to deforestation, with
50%
already already destroyed
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