WorksheetsThe Amazon Rainforest
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are tropical rainforests found?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the polar ice caps
c)
in northern coniferous forest
d)
in mild temperatures climates
2.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
3.
How does the Amazon Rainforest get its name?
a)
It is Amaz-ing.
b)
It is named after the Amazon River.
c)
It is in South America.
d)
It is a rainforest.
4.
The following diagram BEST represents which process?
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Respiration
5.
Which is TRUE of global warming?
a)
It is slowing down in recent years.
b)
It is the gradual cooling of the earth.
c)
Human activity is the greatest cause
d)
All of the Above
6.
What percent of the earth's surface is covered by rainforests?
a)
less than 10%
b)
between 20 & 40%
c)
approximately 50%
d)
more than 75%
7.
Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
8.
What is shown in the following picture?
a)
conservation
b)
desertification
c)
deforestation
d)
erosion
9.
What is a disadvantage of deforestation?
a)
more timber available
b)
increased carbon dioxide in the air
c)
increased oxygen in the air
d)
more land for ranching
10.
What is a green house gas?
a)
a series of small rivers that drain into a larger river
b)
a community of all living things
c)
removing or clearing away of trees from an area
d)
A gas that absorbs heat and reflects it back to earth.
11.
Which country is home to the Amazon rainforest?
a)
Brazil
b)
Congo
c)
England
d)
Indonesia
12.
___________ of all the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest.
a)
Over half
b)
One tenth
c)
One third
d)
One quarter
13.
Which of these reasons explain why trees shouldn't be cut down?
a)
Many natural medicines are found in the rainforest.
b)
Trees are needed for paper and building
c)
Deforestation provides jobs
d)
The trees will just grow back anyway.
14.
What is affecting the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Rain
d)
Indigenous Groups
15.
The Amazon Rainforest helps convert ______________ into clean breathable air.
a)
hydrogen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
helium
d)
plants
16.
Trees
a)
take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen
b)
take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
c)
take in oxygen and release oxygen
d)
take in carbon dioxide and release carbon dioxide
17.
Scientists believe that the Amazon rainforest creates ____% of the earth's oxygen.
a)
10
b)
25
c)
50
d)
75
18.
The rainforest gets larger
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which layer gets most of the sunlight? It's at the very top.
a)
Emergent Layer
b)
Forest Floor
20.
Where would the largest animals live that walk and slither?
a)
Canopy
b)
Forest floor
21.
Is the Amazon Rainforest the largest rainforest in the world?
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
Does the forest floor get a lot of sun?
a)
Yes, it's very bright
b)
No, it's almost dark
23.
Did you like rainforests?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
I DIDN’T LIKE IT
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