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Geographical Processes
- The four geographical processes of rainforests are: the atmospheric, biotic, geomorphic and the hydrologic processes.
- Atmospheric processes can include all year-round warm temperatures and high rainfall, extremely dense vegetation and poor soil.
- Due of the dense vegetation, there is almost no wind in a rainforest, except in the canopy of the rainforest, which can be affected by wind, unlike the lower layers of the rainforest.
- Biotic processes have to do with the living things that can affect the rainforest, for example, if there are too many of a certain animal, they may eat the vegetation which could affect the rainforest.
- Geomorphic processes has to do with the weather of the environment. Natural events such as volcanic eruptions can affect the weather of rainforests, causing more rain and storms than usual.
- The hydrologic processes incorporate the water within the rainforests. Events such as flooding can kill plants and wildlife, therefore heavily affecting the rainforest.