Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest spans ______ countries.

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Answer explanation

The Amazon rainforest covers a vast area of 6.7square km. Most of the Amazon Rainforest is found in Brazil, but can also be found in Ecuador, Bolivia, Columbia, French Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The Amazon River runs through the rainforest. How long is the river?

• 6, 005km

• 6,840km

• 8, 460km

• 4, 608km

Answer explanation

Although there is some debate, most scientists agree that the Amazon River is the second longest river in the world, after the River Nile.

There are 2.5 million species known species in the Amazon Rainforest.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Amazon Rainforest absorbs huge amounts of carbon dioxide which is important in reducing climate change.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A satellite study published in April 2021 has suggested that the Amazon released nearly 20% more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the past decade than it absorbed.

It takes _____ for a raindrop to travel from cloud to the ground.

• 10 seconds

• 100 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 1000seconds

Answer explanation

The Amazon Rainforest is known as the 'lungs of the planet'. How much of the world's oxygen does the Amazon Rainforest produce?

How many indigenous tribes live in the Amazon Rainforest?

• 100 - 200

• 40 - 100

• 400 - 500

• 1000 - 1600

Answer explanation

It’s believed that about fifty of these tribes have never had contact with the outside world.