R4-2 Rainforests

People cut down a quarter of the trees to make fields for their cattle. They cut down the remaining trees for fuel, to sell the wood, or to start farms.

• leftover
• valuable
• smaller
• better quality

The world needs more food, and it seems like a good idea to clear the rainforests and use the land for agriculture.

• save
• cut down
• leave
• improve

One surprising thing about rainforests is that the land under them is not very good. Most people think it is, but it is not.

• unknown
• well-known
• obvious
• unexpected

There are rainforests in Asia.

• True
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Some rainforests are not in the tropics.

• True
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There is more change in weather in the upper level of a rainforest than in the lower level.

• True
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In the upper level, some plants support the life of other plants.

• True
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• NO INFORMATION

Plants get nutrients through their branches.

• True
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Earthworms make paths on the branches of trees in rainforests.

• True
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• NO INFORMATION

People destroy about 20,000 square kilometers of tropical rainforest every year so that they can burn the wood.

• True
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• NO INFORMATION