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Tropical Rainforests

Tropical Rainforests

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6th Grade

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Tropical rainforest is forest that grows in an area that is hot and wet for most of the year.

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The heat and rain allow the plants and trees to grow very well.

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Humidity is when the air in an area feels hot and wet.​

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​Tropical Rainforests

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Location on Earth

​The biggest rainforests occur mainly in Central and South America, Central and West Africa, and South-East Asia. (Hot Climate, Wet Areas)

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Climate: Temperature and rainfall patterns

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  • Tropical ​Rainforests have an annual rainfall of at least 2500 mm and often much more—the very reason for the name "rain" forest.

  • ​Tropical Rainforests have the most predictable weather on Earth, with consistently warm temperatures. Their temperatures range between 20 - 33 degrees Celsius daily and they experience very little seasonal change.

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Climate: Temperature and rainfall patterns

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Multiple Choice

Where are tropical rainforests located?

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Near the equator

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In the Pacific Ocean

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On every continent

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In the southern hemisphere

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Multiple Choice

The biggest threat to rainforests comes from:

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Disease

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Parasites

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Humans

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Predators

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Multiple Choice

If the rainforests were to disappear, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.

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Increase

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Decrease

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Increase briefly, then decrease

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Stay the same

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Fill in the Blanks

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Name the biggest Tropical rainforest located in South America

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Multiple Choice

Which map best shows the location of tropical rainforests?

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Multiple Choice

The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as...

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Cold, Wet and Humid

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Humid, dry and Hot

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Humid, wet and Hot

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Cold, Wet and unstable

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Multiple Select

Tropical rainforests are important to Earth as they help to:

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absorb massive amounts of radiation from the sun

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create about 40% of the planet's breathable air.

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destroy the ozone layer to allow more exposure to the Sun

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absorb high amounts of Carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment

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Multiple Choice

Rainforests are the oldest living ecosystems on the planet.

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True

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False

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Tropical rainforest is forest that grows in an area that is hot and wet for most of the year.

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The heat and rain allow the plants and trees to grow very well.

​

Humidity is when the air in an area feels hot and wet.​

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​Tropical Rainforests

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