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1.  Where are the main rainforest of the world located?

Tropical rainforests are found in a belt around the equator of the Earth. There are tropical rainforests across South America, Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia (and nearby islands).

 

2.  What is a rainforest?

Rainforests are very dense, warm, wet forests. They are havens for millions of plants and animals. Rainforests are extremely important in the ecology of the Earth. The plants of the rainforest generate much of the Earth's oxygen. These plants are also very important to people in other ways; many are used in new drugs that fight disease and illness.

 

3.  What is the temperature like in the rainforest?

The temperature in a rainforest never freezes and never gets very hot. The range of temperature in a tropical rainforest is usually between 75° F and 80° F (24-27° C). Temperate rainforests rarely freeze or get over 80° F (27° C).

 

Resource Guide Investigator

 

1.  What do Sloths eat?

p. 68-69, they only eat leaves.

 

2.  What is a piranha and where does it live?

p. 54-55, they are flesh eating fish that lives in the rivers of the rainforest.

 

3.  How much water can a pitcher plant hold?

p. 38-39, this plant can hold up to half a gallon of water.

 

 

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