Animals
Sloth
Which tree makes chocolate?
The Cacao Tree
What is the largest river in the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon River
True or False: Indigenous people use plants from the rainforest as medicine when they get sick.
True
Is the Amazon a desert, an ocean, or a rainforest?
A rainforest
What kind of big, spotted wild cat is the strongest predator in the Amazon jungle?
Jaguar
What are the thick stems that hang down from high trees in the jungle?
Vines
Which continent is the Amazon Rainforest located on?
South America
What do people in the Amazon often sleep in instead of a regular bed? (Hint: It swings from side to side!)
A hammock
Does it rain a lot or a little in the Amazon rainforest?
A lot
What color is the famous dolphin that lives in the Amazon River?
Pink
Some plants in the Amazon don't need soil or dirt in the ground to live. Where do they live instead?
In the trees
Is the Amazon Rainforest the biggest rainforest?
Yes
What kind of small boat, often carved out of a single tree trunk, do kids and adults use to get around?
A canoe
What slow-moving animal spends most of its life hanging upside down from Amazon treetops?
The sloth
True or False: The Capybara, which lives in the Amazon, is the largest rodent (the mouse and rat family) in the whole world.
True
Which giant tree grows super tall in the Amazon, sticking its head way above all the other plants to catch the sunshine?
Kapok tree
The Amazon Rainforest is so giant that it spreads across how many different countries in South America?
9 countries
There are very few roads in the deep rainforest. What do people use as "highways" to travel from village to village?
Rivers and Streams
What is the name of the big, spotted wild cat that is the king of the Amazon rainforest?
Jaguar
Why are Poison Dart Frogs so brightly colored in shades of blue, yellow, and red?
To warn predators that they are poisonous
When you gently tap the bark of an Amazon rubber tree, what milky liquid comes out that helps us make bouncy balls and boots?
A.
B.
C.
C
What do we call the thick, leafy "roof" of the rainforest made by the tops of the tallest trees where lots of birds and monkeys hang out?
The canopy
If an Amazonian kid wants to go fishing, what is a traditional tool they might use instead of a modern fishing rod?
A spear
What busy insects live in huge underground colonies and cut up leaves to carry on their backs?
Leafcutter ants