Question

Which of the following is the world's largest tropical rainforest?
1. Amazon
2. Congo
3. Daintree
4. Valdivian

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Amazon

The correct answer is Amazon.

• Amozon is the world's largest tropical rainforest.
• These are the largest tropical rainforests occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries in northern South America and covering an area of 6,000,000 square km.
• Comprising about 40% of Brazil’s total area, it is bounded by the Guiana Highlands to the north, the Andes Mountains to the west, the Brazilian central plateau to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

Tropical rain forest:

• Rainforests are called so because they are wet due to round the year rains. 
• There are apparently no seasons in Tropical rain forests near the equator, yet the tropical rainforests which are away from the equator have only wet and dry seasons. 
• Tropical rainforests receive 175 to 300 inches of precipitation annually.
• Tropical rain forests are found in regions where temperatures and precipitation are high year-round.
• Mean monthly temperatures exceed 18 °C during all months of the year, due to location near to the equator.