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First Name: ________________________________ |
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Directions:
Head down the Amazon and learn cool rainforest facts.
2. Rainforests, such as the Amazon,
make up only 2 percent of the earth's surface. Yet more than
_______________________________ of the world's plant and animal species
are found there.
3. The Amazon rainforest is made up of
three layers: the canopy of treetops high in the air, the emergent
(middle layer), and the dark understory (the ground layer). Where is
most rainforest life found?
______________________________________________________ .
4. The Amazon rainforest gets _________
INCHES of rain every year. Corvallis receives ___________ inches of
rain each year.
5. The Amazon and rainforests around
the world are in urgent need of conservation. Give two reasons why
the rainforest is important.
6. The Amazon is home to more than 50
species of monkeys. The smallest is the
_____________________________________________, which would fit in the
palm of your hand. 7. Try the
following adventure:
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