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Tropical Rainforests Unit

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