01-Tropical+(Low+Latitude)+Climate+Zones


 * Gets it name from the tropics

- Along equator in Latin America, Africa, India, and Indonesia - warm weather year round - It stretches from the equator to the tropic of cancer and to the tropic of Capricorn - Two tropical climate groups -warm weather all year long

1.) Tropical Rainforest - wet in most months (year round rain) - lush vegitation and thick rainforest - home to many plants and animals - Canopy- top layer of the forest - Amazon Basin in South America is world's largest rainforest area - Canopy so thick that little sunlight reaches forest floor - two seasons: wet and dry - variety of animals 2.) Savannas - wet season and then the rest of the year is hot and dry - Savannas have broad grasslands with a few trees - can be found in middle america, south america, africa, south asia, and northern australia ostrich!!
 * BRAZIL-lots of savanna