The Web pages listed below belong cover where tropical rainforests are located. Some pages include maps. These regions are wet and warm, which are the essential qualities of tropical rain forests. Although they cover less than 10 percent of the Earth's surface, tropical rain forests provide habitat for 50 to 90 percent of the world's plant and animal species. Where Are Tropical Rainforests ropical rainforests are located 20 degrees north and south of the equator.
Tropical rainforests exist on four continents.
The map below shows the location of the world's tropical rainforests. Map of World's Rainforests Another Map of World's Rainforests Map of the Rainforests of Africa Map of the Rainforests of Asia Map of the Rain Forests of Asia Map of the Rainforest of Central America Basemap on Rainforest Location Colour this blackline master to learn where the rainforests of the world are located. Tropical rainforests are located near the equator. Temperate rainforests are found in coastal areas. The largest temperate rainforests are along the Pacific Northwest coastline, from Oregon to Alaska.