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What is the 4 Layers of the Rain Forest |
The four layers of the rain forest are Emergent, Canopy, Under story and Forest Floor. |
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Describe the Emergent layer and what animals you would find there. |
The Emergent layer is the top layer that has trees that can grow up to 250 feet tall. The animals you can find in the emergent layer are harpy eagle and the morpho butterfly. |
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Describe the Canopy and what animals you would find there. |
The Canopy has large trees that are supported by special root systems. The animals you can find in the canopy are spider monkeys, sloths, opossums, howler monkeys, colorful butterflies, moths and thousands of birds. |
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Describe the Understory and what animals you would find there. |
The understory is near the ground. The animals you can find in the understory are jaguar, termites and the brown agudi. |
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Describe the Forest Floor and what animals you would find there. |
The forest floor is the bottom layer in the rainforest that has a soft layer of moss. The animals you can find in the forest floor are beetles, ants, termites, centipedes, millipedes and spiders. |
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Along what part of the world will you find most rainforests. |
Most of the rainforests are along the equator. |
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What is the average tempature in the rainforests. |
The average temperature is 70 degrees to 85 degrees. |
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What is the average rainfall. |
The average rainfall is 160 to 400 inches per year. |
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Where are the three largest rainforests. |
The three largest rainforests are in Brazil, Zaire and Indonesia. |
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Where in the United States can you find rainforests. |
You can find a rainforest in Hawaii, USA. |
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What are inhabitants of the rainforests known as. |
Inhabitants of the Rainforests are known as tribes. |
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How many people live in the rainforests worldwide. |
200,000 people live in the rainforests worldwide. |
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How many lived in Brazil in 1900? Today? How many tribes died off? |
In 1900 one million people lived in Brazil. There are less than 200,000 people that live in Brazil today. Eighty seven tribes have been killed off in Brazil since 2000. |
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Please describe how the people of the rainforests live. |
The people in the rainforest live in small groups called tribes. |
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How do the rainforests affect the worlds climate. |
The rainforests effect the world's climate because of leaves take in carbon dioxide and release it as clean air. |
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How is the rain water in the Amazon recycled. |
Rain water in the amazon is recycled by evaporation. |
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How do rainforests help control the greenhouse effect. |
The rainforests help control the greenhouse effect by getting the carbon dioxide released and which makes the air much hotter. |
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Describe what happens when a rainforests trees are cut down. |
When the rain forest trees are cut down it leaves the rainforest with 20% of soil. |
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Why won't rainforests just grow back. |
Rain forests won’t grow back because it takes centuries to grow back. |
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Why can't rich people just buy the rainforests to save it. |
Rich people can’t buy rainforests to save them because people live in the rainforest and depend on the rainforests. |
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In what latitudes would you find most rainforests. |
You will find tropical rainforests in the low latitudes from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south. |
