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**Rain Forest ** Abiotic Factors -Animals & Adaptations-Plants & Adaptations-Human Effects-Bibliography Rain forests are extremely warm, wet, and densely populated forests. There are millions of species of animals and plants, many of which haven't even been discovered yet. Tropical rainforests are a huge resource of medicinal plants as well. 

LOCATION: Tropical rain forests are located between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S latitude), also known as the Tropics. There are Tropical rain forests found in South America, West Africa, Australia, southern India, and Southeast Asia.

The dark green areas are where tropical rain forests are found.