Rainforests
What is deforestation?
The destruction of trees
Why is the coast in the arctic region changing?
There are often violent snowstorms and glacial winds
How much rain does the Atacama Desert in Chile get per year?
It gets less than one centimeter of rain per year
The largest glacier?
Located in Antarctica
Which volcano destroyed Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
Why is it important to help the rainforests?
Preserve biodiversity (variety of species in an area)
What is destroying Colorados pine tree forests?
Plague beetles
What is Antarctica?
The biggest cold desert
Why do droughts occur?
Lack of precipitation (rain)
The total height of Angel falls?
3212 feet (979 meters) tall
What is the wettest rainforest in the world?
Chocó rainforest (Along the Colombian coast)
Where is the weather most tropical?
Puerto Rico, coastal areas of Mexico, Hawaii
What is a desert?
A dry landscape which receives little or no water
What is a hurricane?
Storms that form over warm ocean water
Where is the worlds highest active volcano?
Mauna Loa in Hawaii
The largest rainforest in the world
The Amazon Rainforest
250km/hr
How strong are winds during hurricanes?
What does arid mean?
Very dry, without enough rain for plants
What causes natural disasters?
Climate change
Where are the earths glaciers located?
They exist on every continent except Australia