In the past Central America was covered by rain forests. However, it has been cleared for sugarcane plantations and cattle ranching.
The Amazon rain forestcovers the basin of the second longest river in the world; The Amazon River. This is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
The African rain forest is where the second largest tropical rainforest in the world. In the past Madagascar was all rainforest however, most of it has been cleared.
India has the largest mangrove forests in the world. These rain forests can be found in Bangladesh.
Rain Forests can also be found along the islands such as; Burma and Malaysia and the islands of Java and Borneo.
Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea contain very dense tropical rain forests.