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17 Cards in this Set
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What is the average temperature in the rain forest?
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The average temperature is 77 degrees.
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Give three reasons why the rainforest is important to the world.
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It is the home to many animals. The plants produce oxygen, water, medicines and foods.
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Name a mountain range in South America.
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The Andies are in South America.
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Name the four layers in the rain forest.
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The four layers are forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergent.
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Name the longest river in South America.
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The longest river in the Amazon.
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Name two animals that live on the forest floor.
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Frog, insects, tamadua,
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Name two animals that live in the emergent layer?
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Snakes, panthers,
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Is the understory dark and cool or bright and sunny?
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The understory is dark and cool.
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Name two animals that live in the canopy?
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Many monkeys, birds, and flying squirrels live in the canopy.
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Name two animsls that live in the emergent layer?
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Butterflies and birds live in the emergent layer.
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Is the emergent layer bright and sunny or dark and damp?
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The emergent layer is bright and sunny.
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The largest area of rainforest in the world is found in what continent?
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South American has the largest rainforest.
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What continents do not have rainforest?
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Antarctica and Europe do not have rainforest.
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What is the imaginary line that goes through the rain forest of the world?
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The equator runs through the rain forest of the world.
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What country has the largest rainforest in the world?
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Brazil is the country that has the largest rainforest in the world.
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The very tallest trees in a rainforest are called understories or emergents?
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The very tallest trees in a rainforest are called emergents.
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What language is spoken in Brazil?
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Potugese is spoken in Brazil.
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