Tropical Rainforest

What country is the Amazon Rainforest primarily found in South America?

• Brazil

• Venezuela

• Chile

• Argentina

Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?

• South America
• North America
• Africa
• Australia

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Where are tropical rainforests found?

• At latitudes higher than 66.5°
  
• Between 23.5° and 66.5°
  
• Between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, 23.5° north and south of the equator

Why are there so few plants that live at the ground level in the tropical rainforest?

• forest floor contains decomposers
• sunlight is blocked by canopy
• rainfall is absorbed by tree leaves
• temperature is too low

Rainforests are well known for

• being great habitats for animals and plants

• generating carbon dioxide through the trees

• growing banana trees

• having many Western influences

A rainforest has what season?

• Winter

• Warm and Wet

• Summer

• Spring

In the month of January what is the average rainfall?

• 1000cm

• 200cm

• 4000cm

• 300cm

Where is the rainforest located?

• United States, France, Germany

• Asia, Africa, Australia, South America

Birds and monkeys live here

• Canopy

• Understory

• Emergent

• Forest Floor

Small plants live here

• Emergent

• Canopy

• Understory

• Forest Floor