Rainforest

How often does it rain in tropical rainforests?

• Most weeks.

• Most days.

• A few times a month.

• Once or twice a year.

Which of these continents doesn't have tropical rainforests?

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

Which of the following doesn't come from a rainforest?

• Coffee

• Cork

• Hardwood

• Rubber

How much of the Earth's oxygen comes from tropical rainforests?

• About twenty percent

• About fifty percent

• About forty percent

• About sixty percent

Where are most of the world's rainforests found?

• Between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer.

• Between Greenwich and the Equator.

• Between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer.

• Between the Prime Meridian and the Equator

What are evergreen trees?

• Trees that have leaves in spring.

• Trees that have leaves during the winter.

• Trees that have leaves all year long.

• Trees that flower during the summer.

Where is the Amazon rainforest?

• Oceania

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

How many different types of insects live in the Amazon rainforest?

• 250 000

• 2500

• 200 500

• 2 500 000

What is a plantation?

• A place where only one plant is grown.

• A place with lots of different plants.

• A place with with lots of trees.

• A place with different layers of trees.

Why are people destroying rainforests?

• Because there are too many trees.

• Because there is too much rain.

• To mine, to build factories , ranches and plantations.

• To remove carbon dioxide from the air.