Brazil Today: The Amazon River & Basin

According to the text, what is the source of the Amazon River?

• in central Brazil

• in the Atlantic Ocean

• in the rainforest

• in the Andes Mountains

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What does the author describe in the text?

• businesses located in the Amazon basin

• threats the Amazon rainforest faces

• efforts to help save the Amazon rainforest

• ways that the rainforest causes problems for people

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Many animals live in the warm, wet rainforest or the grassy savanna of central Brazil. Brazil has over 1,500 species of birds and more than 500 types of amphibians. Can you imagine the sounds of animals echoing through the rainforest?

What can you conclude about wildlife in the Amazon rainforest?

• There are thousands of different types of animals living in the rainforest.

• The only types of animals living in the rainforest are birds and amphibians.

• The birds in the rainforest are the loudest animals and create most of the noise.

• The amphibians who live in the rainforest are the most vulnerable to pollution.

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Based on the text, why is it important that people work to protect the Amazon rainforest?

• to increase the number of gases released in our atmosphere

• to help increase the rate at which the earth is getting warmer

• to protect the wildlife in the forest

• to protect the timber industry the rainforest supports

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What is the main idea of the text?

• Environmentalists worry that the Amazon rainforest’s disappearance will increase global warming. Global warming happens when gases deplete the ozone layer.

• Sometimes farmers burn areas in the Amazon rainforest to make fields. Many plants and animals are killed or lose their habitats in the process.

• The Amazon River is very important to the environment and wildlife in Brazil. Unfortunately, it faces threats that are causing it to disappear at a rapid rate.

• Many animals live in the warm, wet rainforest or the grassy savanna of central Brazil. Brazil has over 1,500 species of birds and more than 500 types of amphibians.

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The Amazon and its tributaries have a huge impact on Brazil’s environment. The river provides water for diverse plant and animal life. Along its banks in western Brazil is the largest rainforest in the world.

As used in these sentences, what does the word "impact" most nearly mean?

• Factor

• Danger

• Effect

• Increase

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Timber companies can use trees in the rainforest as timber. __________, cutting down trees can destroy many animals’ habitats.

• Because

• Specifically

• However

• Additionally

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Definition: Made up of different things or not all the same

• change

• equal

• diverse

• fertile

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What is the definition of endangered?

• A species is considered endangered when it is thriving in its natural habitat.
• Endangered species are those that are overpopulated and pose a threat to other species.
• Endangered refers to species that are not at risk of extinction.
• A species is considered endangered when it is at risk of becoming extinct.

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Definition: Producing or able to produce farm crops or other plant life.

• fertile

• agriculture

• habitate

• farmland

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