| Bhutan |
Bhutan is a country in Asia. It is located between China and India. Bhutan is a small country with many very high mountains, but there are also some areas of tropical forest where tigers live. |
| Costa Rica |
Costa Rica is a country in Central America. It has the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. Costa Rica has a tropical climate. It is home to many different kinds of animals, such as sloths, monkeys, turtles, and lizards. |
| Cuba |
Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. It is near Florida in the United States. People in Cuba speak Spanish. Cuba has a tropical climate and beautiful beaches. It also has land for growing things like sugar cane, rice, potatoes, bananas, and corn. It is home to many animals, including the smallest bird in the world, which is a type of hummingbird. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a large country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Angola and the Republic of the Congo. The Congo River flows through the country and along its border. The climate there is tropical, and there is a lot of rain and many thunderstorms. One of the largest rainforests in the world is in this country. The rainforest is home to chimpanzees, gorillas, and many other animals. |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Equatorial Guinea is a country in Africa. Two parts of the country are islands, and the rest of the country is on the coast between the countries of Gabon and Cameroon. Equatorial Guinea has a tropical climate. It is warm, and it gets a lot of rain during some parts of the year. Selling oil to other countries is an important business in Equatorial Guinea. |
| Fiji |
Fiji is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Fiji is made up of many islands. These islands were made by volcanoes under the sea. Fiji is a country of many mountains. The mountains are covered with tropical forest. People in Fiji sell a lot of sugar, vegetables, fish, and seafood to people in other countries. |
| Guyana |
Guyana is a country in South America. It lies along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is between the countries of Venezuela and Suriname. Guyana has a tropical climate and many rainforests. The main language that people speak in Guyana is English. |
| Madagascar |
Madagascar is an island country in the Indian Ocean. It is near the coast of Africa. Madagascar has many tropical forests. These forests are home to a furry animal called the lemur. |
| Maldives |
Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean. The country is made up of many, many small islands. Maldives has a tropical climate, and many tourists come here to enjoy the country's beautiful sandy beaches. |
| Mali |
Mali is a country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Algeria and Niger. Much of Mali is very dry and covered with sand. This part of Mali is part of the Sahara Desert. The southern part of Mali has some tropical forest and also land where cotton can grow and people can raise cattle. Music and sports are important to many people in Mali. Soccer is the most popular game to play and watch. |
| Philippines |
The Philippines is a large island country in the Pacific Ocean. It is made up of very many islands. The Philippines has a tropical climate and many rainforests. It also has a lot of mountains that are volcanoes. The Philippines is home to many different animals, and a lot of these cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Many, many people live in the Philippines too. About half of them live in the large cities. |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a country made up of two islands in the Caribbean Sea. It has a warm, tropical climate. Many tourists come to this country to relax on its beautiful beaches and to see its rainforest and volcanoes. |
| Saint Lucia |
Saint Lucia is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. The island has many mountains and some volcanoes. The land is mostly covered with tropical forest. Many people come to Saint Lucia to enjoy its warm weather, its beautiful mountains, and its sandy beaches. |
| Samoa |
Samoa is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. The weather is always warm there, and it is very rainy for some months of the year. Samoa has a lot of tropical forest and land that is good for producing coconuts, bananas, and cocoa. Many tourists come to Samoa to enjoy its beautiful water, beaches, and mountains. |
| Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone is a country in Africa. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean between the countries of Guinea and Liberia. Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, and it has both rainforest and flat lands covered with grass. There are also some high mountains. Many people in Sierra Leone do farming or mining. |
| Solomon Islands |
The Solomon Islands is a country made up of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Most of the land on the islands is covered by rainforests. Many beautiful tropical flowers grow in the Solomon Islands. A lot of wood from the forests is sold to other countries. |
| Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. It is near the country of India. Sri Lanka has many tropical forests, and there are many kinds of plants and animals. Sri Lanka is home to elephants, leopards, deer, sloths, anteaters, and many kinds of birds. Tea grows very well in Sri Lanka, and much of the world's tea comes from there. A lot of clothing is also made in Sri Lanka and sold to other countries. |
| tropical |
When we use the word tropical, we are talking about a certain part of the world that is usually warm during the whole year. When you look at a map of the world, the tropical areas are all across the middle of the map between north and south. We also use the word tropical to describe the warm climate of these countries. |
| United States of America |
The United States of America is a country that is mostly on the continent of North America. A short name for this country is the United States. The United States has many different climates and types of land. There are forests, plains, farm lands, mountains, deserts, swamps, and tropical regions. There are large cities and many small towns. People of the United States of America are called Americans. |
| vanilla |
Vanilla is a substance that comes from the fruit of a certain plant. It is used to add flavor to foods. Vanilla is very often used in ice cream and baked things like cookies and cake. When the color of ice cream is white, it usually has the flavor of vanilla. The plant that gives us vanilla grows in warm, tropical countries. [1/2 definitions] |
| Vanuatu |
Vanuatu is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. It has a warm climate, tropical forests, and beautiful, sandy beaches. Vanuatu often has earthquakes, and sometimes they are large. |