Tropical rainforests – many species in a small area © Siemens Stiftung 2016 CC BY-SA 4.0 international

Tropical rainforests – many species in a small area

Image

Chart:
The biodiversity in tropical rainforests is compared with that in the other regions of the Earth.

Available in: English, Spanish (CREA), German
Type of media: Image (76.7 kByte)
Last update: 2019-04-26
License:

This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.

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Media package:
For interactive whiteboards: The tropical rainforest
Description:
Scientists estimate that the number of species in tropical rainforests accounts for 50 to 90 percent of the total number of species on Earth. Two pie charts clearly show that this large number of species (in the chart, 90 percent was used) is found on only 7 percent of the Earth’s total land mass.
Related media:
Species diversity in tropical rainforests (Text)
Learning resource type:
Illustration
Subjects:
Biology; Geography
Grade levels:
Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
School types:
Middle/high school
Keywords:
Endangered animal species; Endangered plant species; Rainforest; Species protection
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH using material from: Dr. Tom Deutschle
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2016
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