🌳 Rainforest Basics
The Amazon Rainforest gets a lot of this type of weather.
Rain
This snake is one of the largest in the world and lives in the Amazon.
anaconda
This fish is known for its sharp teeth and powerful bite.
piranha
This sweet yellow fruit grows in bunches and is common in tropical regions.
banana
The Amazon Rainforest is estimated to be over 2 million square miles in size. It is often called a tropical what?
rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest is often called the "lungs of the" this.
Earth
This colorful bird is famous for its bright feathers and curved beak.
macaw
This river flows through the Amazon Rainforest.
Amazon River
This giant water plant is known for its huge floating leaves.
water lily
The Amazon Rainforest is home to millions of different species of plants and these.
animals
The Amazon Rainforest stays warm throughout the year because it is located near this imaginary line around Earth.
the Equator
This slow-moving animal spends much of its life hanging upside down in trees.
sloth
The Amazon River eventually empties into this ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
This fruit grows on a palm tree and is often used in smoothie bowls
açaí
This country contains the largest portion of the Amazon Rainforest.
Brazil
Trees in the rainforest form a leafy roof called this.
the canopy
This large cat with spotted fur is the top predator of the Amazon.
jaguar
The Amazon River is one of the two longest rivers in the world, often compared to this African river.
Nile River
This nut comes from trees that grow naturally in the Amazon.
Brazil nut
The Amazon Rainforest is located on this continent.
South America
The Amazon Rainforest helps produce oxygen and absorb this gas from the atmosphere.
carbon dioxide
This pink river animal is one of the Amazon's most famous mammals.
Amazon river dolphin
At its widest point near the Atlantic Ocean, the mouth of the Amazon River measures approximately this many miles across. 200, 20, or 2 ?
200 miles
This tree produces the beans used to make chocolate.
cacao tree
The Amazon Rainforest covers parts of nine different countries, including Brazil and this neighboring country.
Peru