WorksheetsSaving the Rain Forests
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of these are real types of rain forest? (choose 3)
subtropical
temperate
tropical
cloud
deciduous
Which of these is something that happens after people cut down rain forests?
there will be more oxygen in the air
there will be more water in the air
there will be less rain, and there may be droughts
millions of plants and animals will find new homes and continue to live
What is the name for things farmers grow just to sell, not for their own food?
subsistence crops
bananas, rubber, coffee, and palm oil
cash crops
sellable crops
Why does soil erosion happen after people cut down trees in rain forests?
the trees' roots that hold the soil are gone
the trees absorb more water from the ground
the rivers become bigger and they wash away the soil
after they clear the land, people build farms or houses, which cause erosion
Loggers often clear away large areas of rain forests so they can reach valuable hardwood trees. What do these loggers do with the non-hardwood trees they cut?
they collect them and sell them to rain forest people
they burn them or just throw them on the ground
they use them to make crates and chopsticks
the sell them because non-hardwood trees are also useful
Rain forests have a very high ____ because millions of different species of plants and animals live there.
photosynthesis
variance
symbiosis
biodiversity
Which of these are reasons why we should protect rain forests? (Choose 4)
it's bad to destroy the homes of millions of animals
rain forests make oxygen
we need rain forest resources
clearing away rain forests creates more land for farming that we need to grow bananas, coffee, and rubber
rain forests contain plants that may be useful as medicine, food, and other important things
What are two things you could do as a school project to help protect rain forests?
cut down fewer trees
make a presentation to persuade people to use fewer wasteful things like wooden chopsticks
send money to rain forest charities
write an email to the Earth Summit
travel to a rain forest in Brazil and plant new trees by yourself
Why haven't scientists studied all of the plants in the world's rain forests to check if they can make medicine?
scientists are not allowed to go to rain forests because they always destroy too many trees
scientists are trying to test all the plants, but there are so many species and people keep destroying them
scientists don't need to test all the plants because they already know which ones are useful
scientists don't want to study all of them because that isn't a good way to discover new medicines or make money
Which type of rain forest grows far from the equator?
cloud forests
tropical forests
deciduous forests
temperate forests
