Merazonia

What percentage (%) of all the plants and animals in the world are in the Amazon?

• The rainforest contains more than forty percent (40%) of

  all the plants and animals.

• The rainforest contains more than one percent (1%) of

  all the plants and animals.

• The rainforest contains more than four percent (4%) of

  all the plants and animals.

• The rainforest contains more than ten percent (10%) of

  all the plants and animals.

What practice did the country of Ecuador ban?

• Fighting amongst wild animals like monkeys, parrots and wild cats.

• Animal sanctuaries in eastern Ecuador.

• Funding places of beauty and biological importance.

• Capturing wild animals to sell as pets.

What did the World Wildlife Fund call the area near the village of Mera?

• A Gift to the Earth

• South America

• Eastern Ecuador

• Amazon Rainforest

Why did the first animal arrive at Merazonia in only 2009?

• It took several years of hard work before the sanctuary was ready.

• It was a baby tamarin monkey named Lukas.

• Animals like Lukas can recover at Merazonia and, when they

  are strong enough, return to the rainforest.

• Building in the rainforest was not very difficult.

Why do you think people volunteer for hard work, far away from home?

• The volunteers try to give the animals that stay the best possible life.

• People volunteer to work hard, far away from home because they care about animals and want to help.

• Volunteers come from all over the world and work with

  Ecuadorian people at the sanctuary.

• People volunteer to work hard, far away from home because they want to have a vacation in a rainforest.

How much of South America does the Amazon rainforest cover?

• more than half

• ten percent

• almost half

• sixty percent

The area around Merazonia is called “A Gift to the Earth” because...

• ...building in the rainforest is difficult.

• ...wild animals there are sold as pets.

• ...of its biological importance.

• ...of the government of Ecuador.

Why was Lukas the monkey important?

• He established Merazonia in 2004.

• He was a gift from the World Wildlife Fund.

• He died after four years at Merazonia.

• He was the first animal at Merazonia.

Why does Merazonia ask people to adopt animals online?

• Taking care of hundreds of animals is expensive.

• There isn’t enough room at Merazonia for all the animals.

• They want the animals to find a good family to live with.

• Many of the animals do not have any parents.

What would be another good name for this text?

• The Importance of the Amazon Rainforest

• A Second Chance for Wild Animals

• How to Adopt a Wild Animal

• The Life of Lukas the Monkey