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Created by:
Kim Isbell
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Kelly Knoop
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What is a Rainforest?•Tropical rainforests are forests with tall trees, warm climate, and lots of rain. In some rainforests it rains more than one inch every day!
•Rainforests are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America.
•The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon rainforest.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6417066442731411501&ei=MxesSZioAoLorgLr1s2jAQ&q=tropical+rainforest&hl=en
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Rainforests have levels?
• Emergent Level
• Canopy Level
• The Understory
• The Forest Floor
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Why are rainforests important?
• Provide a home to many plants and animals.
• Help stabilize the world’s climate
• Protect against flood, drought, and erosion
• Are a source for medicines and foods
• Support tribal people• Interesting place to visit.
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Rainforests are being destroyed!
• Wood for both timber and wood for making fires
• Agriculture for both small and large farms
• Land for poor farmers who don’t have anywhere else to live
• Grazing land for cattle• Road construction
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What’s in a name? Going down? Needs Wants
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What’s in a Name? 200
What is a tropical rainforest?
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
Tropical rainforests are forests with tall trees, warm climate,
and lots of rain.
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What’s in a Name? 400
In some rainforests it rains more than ____?___ every day!
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
One Inch
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What’s in a Name? 600
Name two continents where rainforests are located.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
Rainforests are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America.
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What’s in a Name? 800
What is the largest rainforest?
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
The Amazon Rainforest
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Going Down? 200
This level of the rainforest gets the most sun and rain.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
The Emergent Level
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Going Down? 400
Due to its sparse sunlight and rain fall, this level has the
least amount of plant life.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
The Forest Floor
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Going Down? 600
Which level supports most of the rainforest animals?
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
The Canopy Level
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Going Down? 800
The ____?_____ rises to about 20 meters and is made up of the trunks of canopy trees, shrubs, plants and smaller
trees.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
Understory
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Needs 200
True or False?
Rainforests are important because they provide a home
for fish and dogs.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
FALSE
Rainforests are important because they provide a home for
many plants and animals.
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Needs 400
Name one thing that the rainforests prevent.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
Protect against flood, drought, and erosion.
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Needs 600
Rainforests help stabilize the world’s __?___.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
Rainforests help stabilize the world’s
CLIMATE.
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Needs 800
Two resources we get from the rainforest are?
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
Two resources we get from the rainforest are
medicine and food.
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Wants 200
Name one reason that rainforests are being destroyed.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
•Wood for both timber and wood for making fires.•Agriculture for both small and large farms•Land for poor farmers who don’t have anywhere else to live•Grazing land for cattle•Road construction
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Wants 400
True or False?
Rainforests are being destroyed for land for rich farmers who enjoy the scenery.
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
False
Rainforests are being destroyed for land for poor
farmers who don’t have anywhere else to live.
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Wants 600
Explain what is happening in this picture?
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
In this picture, rainforest have been destroyed for agricultural
purposes.
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Wants 800
What is it called when we destroy the rainforests?
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ANSWER
Rainforest Trivia
Rainforest Deforestation
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References• Pictures:
– http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/~guoqiang/images/RainForest.jpg
– http://www.nslc.wustl.edu/education/courses/edu4741/lessons05/winders/Frog.bmp
– http://classroomclipart.com/images/gallery/Geography/Rainforest/hoh-log-35rainforest.jpg
– http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/rainforests/graphics/troprfmap.jpg
• Information:– http://kids.mongabay.com/
– http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/facts.html
• Music:– Itunes : Rainforest Animal Sounds by Relax
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ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?