Cause and Effect 2-4 Rain Forests | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Is the land under the rain forests rich in nutrients?

Many people think that the land under the huge and thick rain forests must be very rich in nutrients but it isn't.

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Where do plants in the rain forest get their nutrients?

Most plants get nutrients from the ground through their roots. Other plants take the nutrients from the trees they live on and from other dead plants.

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How does the population growth influences the deforestation?

The population in cities all over the world is growing, more and more wood is needed to build new buildings.

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What happens to the land when the trees are cut down?

Trees cannot grow again because the carpet of dead plants is gone. The land become empty and useless.

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How is the weather in the lower level of a rain forest different from the weather in the upper level?

In the upper level, the sun, rain and wind change the temperature and humidity often meanwhile in the lower level these stay almost the same.

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Why are rain forests important to the world's climate?

The Amazon rain forest alone recieves about 30-40% of the total rainfall and produces about the same percentage of the world's oxygen.

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What kind of animals live in the upper level?

Apart from monkeys, birds other animals - which usually live on the ground level - can be also found here such as mice, ants and even earthworms.

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What are some other reasons that rain forests are important to all of us?

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How many trees were used from the Sarawak rain forest in order to build just one tall building?

5,000 trees from the Sarawak rain forest were used in order to build just one tall building.

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What do you know about the lower level of rain forests?

In the lower level - under the tree branches - there is another level of plants that consists of many kinds of smaller trees, shrubs and flowers.

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What do we get from rain forests?

20% of our different kinds of medicine come from rain forests. The glue on envelope and in shoes come from tropical plants.

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Why do people cut down trees in rain forests?

People cut down trees for fuel (25%), to make grassland for cattle (25%) and to sell the wood or to start farms (50%).

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