Animals
A slow-moving mammal spends almost its entire life hanging upside down in the trees
A Sloth
This sweet treat, made from cacao beans grown in the rainforest, is used to make candy bars and Hershey's kisses.
Chocolate
This is the largest and most famous tropical rainforest in the world, located in South America.
Amazon
Because it is located near the equator, the weather in a tropical rainforest is always very hot and very this.
This word means the mass cutting down and clearing away of the rainforest's trees.
Deforestation
This large, colorful bird is famous for its massive, banana-shaped beak and is the mascot for Froot Loops cereal.
Toucan
This popular yellow fruit grows in bunches on large tropical plants and is a favorite snack for monkeys.
Banana
Tropical rainforests are located on or near this imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth.
Equator
This four-letter word is another common name for a thick, tangled tropical rainforest.
Jungle
Many animals in the rainforest are labeled as "this," meaning they are at risk of dying out completely.
Endangered
This big, spotted wild cat is the king of the South American rainforest and looks a lot like a leopard.
Jaguar
Many adults rely on a morning cup of this dark, caffeinated beverage brewed from roasted rainforest beans.
Coffee
The Amazon Rainforest is primarily located inside this large, Portuguese-speaking South American country.
Brazil
Because they soak up carbon dioxide and produce so much oxygen, rainforests are called the "these" of the Earth.
Lungs
Wood from cutting down rainforest trees is primarily used for paper or to make this type of household furniture.
Lumber
These colorful, noisy birds are the largest type of parrot and are famous for mimicking human speech.
Macaw
This sweet, brown flavor extract used in baking cookies and cakes comes from the pod of a tropical orchid.
Vanilla
This long, winding river flows right through the heart of the world's largest rainforest.
Amazon River
This word describes the thick layer of overlapping leaves and branches at the top of the forest that acts like a green roof.
Canopy
This sticky, bouncy material used to make car tires was originally harvested from the sap of rainforest trees.
Rubber
This giant, heavy snake lives in the muddy waters of the Amazon and is famous for starring in scary Hollywood movies.
Anaconda
This spiky-topped, sweet yellow fruit was named by European explorers because it looked like a pinecone but tasted like an apple.
Pineapple
Tarzan, the fictional character raised by apes, famously lives in the deep jungles of this continent.
Africa
Unlike cities in the US, the rainforest doesn't have winter, spring, or fall—it only has a dry season and a "this" season.
Wet or Rainy
People who live in the rainforest use the plants as a natural version of this commercial store, because 25% of western medicines come from them.
Pharmacy