The Amazon Rainforest

The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?

• deforestation
• extract
• erradicate
• elite

How does the Amazon Rainforest get its name?

• It is Amaz-ing.
• It is named after the Amazon River.
• It is in South America.
• It is a rainforest.

What percent of the earth's surface is covered by rainforests?

• less than 10%
• between 20 & 40%
• approximately 50%
• more than 75%

Which country is home to the Amazon rainforest?

• Brazil
• Congo
• England
• Indonesia

What is a disadvantage of deforestation?

• more timber available
• increased carbon dioxide in the air
• increased oxygen in the air
• more land for ranching

___________ of all the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest.

• Over half
• One tenth
• One third
• One quarter

Scientists believe that the Amazon rainforest creates ____% of the earth's oxygen.

• 10
• 25
• 50
• 75

Why is the water dark in the Rio Negro

• Acidic tannins leech the water vegetation of its color

• Deforestation

• Erosion

• The river has carved out a deep path where you can't see the bottom

The people of Tumbira Community are learning...

• how to be the world's best doctors

• to not cut down trees

• sustainable development

• how to make oxygen

How do doctors reach remote communities like the Tumbira?

• phone

• boat

• pigeon

• telemedicine