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Tropical Rainforests Unit

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  • In what direction does the Amazon River flow?
    south
    north
    east
    west
  • Many of the forest people hunt with poisoned ________.
    swords
    arrows
  • Brazilians call the Amazon River the __________.
    River Sea
  • About ________ of the plant and animal species in the world live in rain forests.
    half
  • The largest rain forest in the world is in the basin of the __________ River.
    Amazon
    Mississippi
    Nile
  • The middle level of the rain forest is the ________.
    uderstory
    canopy
    floor
  • They live on the branches of trees, get nutrients from the air and rain:
    canopy trees
    air plants
  • Which is a contry found in the Amazon Rainforest?
    America
    Colombia
    Iquitos
    Chile
  • They are killed for their beautiful feathers:
    Birds of Paradise
    Peacocks
    Wild Chickens
  • They form a living nest each night:
    anaconda
    Brids or PAradise
    army ants
  • The _________ is a tree-climbing bird because it cannot fly well
    hoatzin
    orchid bird
    wild chicken
  • A tropical tree that has dark reddish-brown wood. It polishes very well and is used to make furniture.
    teak
    mahogany
    balsa
  • Rio Negro means __________.
    Black River
  • Rain forests usually grow near the _________.
    equator
  • Which is a contry found in the Amazon Rainforest?
    Latin America
    Brazil
    Belem
    Chile
  • It is a large predator, hunted for fur:
    jaguar
    monkey
    cheetah
  • Rain forests need warm temperatures and _______ rainfall in order to grow.___
    heavy
    minimal
  • What are the three main regions of the tropical rainforest?
    Noth America, Asia, and Southeast Asia.
    Latin America, Asia, and Southeast Asia.
    Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
  • Which are things we can get from a rainforest?
    coffee, chocolate, rubber, medicine, and tea
    coffee, fish, chicken, medicine, and water
    chocolate, animal meat, medicine, and water
  • The middle level of the rain forest, the area of small trees, vines, and shrubs, is called the _________.
    understudy.
  • Few plants can grow on the forest floor because very little _________ reaches there.
    sunlight
  • Where do the rain forest plants get their nutrients?
    from plants and animals that die and fall to forest floor
    from animals that die on the forest floor
    from plants that fall to the forest floor
    from sunlight
  • The Amazon River is located in _________.
    Brazil
  • Most ships enter the Amazon through the port city of
    Manaus
    Belem
    Iquitos
  • Farmers in the rainforest use the __________ method to help fertilize the soil.
    fire-and-burn
    slash-and smash
    slash-and-burn
  • Which is a contry found in the Amazon Rainforest?
    Manaus
    Peru
    Iquitos
    Belem
  • Where do most people in the Amazonia live?
    Belem
    Terra Firme
    Verzea
    Manuas
  • What is the largest river in the world?
    The Nile
    The Mississippi
    The Delta
    The Amazon
  • Two important Amazon trading centers that can be reached by ocean ships are Manaus and __________.
    Iquitos
    Guyana
    Belem
  • A rain forest gets at least ________ inches of rain in a year.
    ten
    seventy
    eighty
    fifty
  • The ground level of the rain forest in the __________.
    understody
    floor
    canapy
  • Settlers get into the rain forest by ____ buitl by the government or businesses.
    rivers
    roads
  • The top of the tallest rain forest trees is the ________.
    understory
    floor
    canopy
  • It is fast, agile, live in the trees:
    tree frog
    monkeys
    sloth
  • Rain forests do not become bare like those in the __________.
    temperate forest
  • How large of an area of rain forest is being destroyed each year?
    an area the size of Oregon
    an area the size of West Virginia
    an area the size of Texas
  • Which correctly shows the rainforest layers in order from top to bottom?
    canopy, floor, understory
    floor, canopy, understory
    canopy, understory, floor
    understory, canopy, floor
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