Features of the Amazon rainforest | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Select 2 answers. The Amazon rainforest is…

• ...a temperate rainforest.

• ...the smallest rainforest in the world.

• ...a tropical rainforest.

• ...the largest rainforest in the world.

Answer explanation

The Amazon rainforest is a tropical rainforest and is the largest rainforest in the world.

From the UK, which ocean would you have to travel over to get to the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.

• Indian

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Southern

Answer explanation

The Atlantic Ocean. This ocean stretches from Europe to North America and South America.

Select 2 answers. The Amazon rainforest is located in...

• ...the northern and southern hemispheres.

• ...South America.

• ...North America.

• ...only in the southern hemisphere.

Answer explanation

The Amazon rainforest is located in South America and spans both the northern and southern hemispheres.

How many times would the area of the UK fit into the Amazon rainforest?

• 5

• 17

• 28

• 51

Answer explanation

The area of the UK would fit into the Amazon rainforest 28 times.

What is biodiversity? Select 1 answer.

• the variety of landscapes on Earth

• the variety of all living things in a particular area

• the variety of fish in the oceans

• the variety of trees in a forest

Answer explanation

Biodiversity is the variety of living things in a particular area: the variety of plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms.

Select 1 answer. The particular environment where species live is called their...

• ...shelter.

• ...home.

• ...ecosystem.

• ...habitat.

Answer explanation

Different species are adapted for different habitats.