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Amazon Rainforest

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What types of animals in the rainforest?

a)

pig

b)

people

c)

fish

d)

jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins, and it is home to sloths, black spider monkeys, and poison dart frogs.

2.

How many rainforest biogeographical realms are there?

a)

five

b)

four

c)

one

d)

seven

3.

Why are forest fires getting worse?

a)

We're already seeing fires that we didn't expect to see until 2080

b)

According to an earlier study, warming trends in the global climate are making peak wildfire seasons hotter and melting snowpack earlier (6).

c)

They remove heat by applying water or fire retardant on the ground (using pumps or special wildland fire engines

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

4.

The Amazon rain forest is located on what continent?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Asia

5.

Why Amazon is called rainforest?

a)

It's called a rainforest because of its rainy conditions.

b)

It just rain

c)

Its name after somebody

d)

ALL OF ABOVE

6.

What is the average temperature in the tropical rainforest?

a)

92 degrees

b)

77 degrees

c)

65 degrees

d)

102 degrees

7.

Why isn't World Land Trust buying land in the Amazon?

a)

Much of Amazon is not for sale

b)

We believe that by protecting land, acre by acre, we are taking the best action to ensure a future for wildlife.

c)

They're not being selled

d)

Cattle ranching is the leading cause of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

8.

Deforestation can cause changes in weather patterns and an increase in ______

a)

drinking water

b)

global warming

c)

water consumption

d)

wind direction

9.

What country is the Amazon Rain Forest mostly located in?

a)

Columbia

b)

Bolivia

c)

Chile

d)

Brazil

10.

There are (a)   rainforest biogeographical realms

11.

How does the rainforest affect people?

a)

it gives us oxygen

b)

It gives us pizza

c)

It shows us exotic animals.

d)

It is pretty

12.

Which is NOT a major reason for deforestation?

a)

racing

b)

mining

c)

logging

d)

oil production