Where are tropical rain forests found in the world?
Tropical rain forests are found in the Amazon region of South America, in Central America, Africa and Asia.
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.
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.
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%).
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.
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.
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.
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.
What are some other reasons that rain forests are important to all of us?
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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.
Where is the oldest rain forest in the world?
The oldest rain forest in the world is in Sarawak. It's 10 million years old and it has 2,500 different kinds of trees.
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.
What kind of path can we find along the tree branches of the trees?
One kind of tiny ant makes a path only three millimeters wide.
How much damage do people cause to rain forests per year?
People destroy nearly 80,000 square kilometers of the rain forests every year.
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.
