Answer: Tropical rainforests are very hot and wet places. They have over 2,000 mm of rainfall a year. The climate is very consistent and there are no seasons. There is a very thin layer of fertile soil at the surface where leaves decompose and plants have adapted to this by growing roots really close to the surface.
The Agulhas current is a warm current located in the southwestern ocean and flows along the east coast of Africa form 27 to 40° S. It has a source lies in eastern Madagascar current and follows the continental shields. Large cyclic meanders called natal pulses are formed by the current when it reaches the continental shelf.
