Tropical Rainforests

Which map best shows the location of tropical rainforests?

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Tropical rainforests are located between the Tropic of Cancer and _________________.

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Antarctic circle

The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as...

• Cold, Wet and Humid

• Humid, dry and Hot

• Humid, wet and Hot

• Cold, Wet and unstable

In the rainforest, the temperature range is very small.

• True

• False

If the rainforests were to disappear, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.

• Increase

• Decrease

• Increase briefly, then decrease

• Stay the same

The biggest threat to rainforests comes from:

• Disease

• Parasites

• Humans

• Predators

How many types of rainforests are there on Earth?

• 4

• 2

• 7

• 3

Tropical rainforests are important to Earth as they help to:

• absorb massive amounts of radiation from the sun

• create about 40% of the planet's breathable air.

• destroy the ozone layer to allow more exposure to the Sun

• absorb high amounts of Carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the environment

Tropical rainforests make up of only __% of Earth's surface area.

• 5%

• 2%

• 3%

• 6%

There are many different species of plants and animals that make a home in tropical rainforests. Which term describes this phenomenon?

• Bio-uniformity

• Biodiversity

• Biodata

• Biology