Rainforest
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100
The bottom layer of the rainforest is called the:
Forest Floor
100
True or False: The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.
TRUE
100
Fill in the blank: ____ Paolo is the largest city in South America. It is located in Brazil.
Sao
100
Name one country that is located in South America
Answers May Vary: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela
100
Quito is the capital of Ecuador. It is one of the oldest cities in South America. It was built on the side of a ___________.
Volcano
200
How many layers are there in the rainforest?
Four (4)
200
Describe the weather of the Amazon Rainforest region:
hot and rainy all year long
200
Some people live in the mountains of South America. What do they use as fuel?
Animal Dung
200
Name the narrow strip of land that connects South America to the continent of North America (see picture below):
Central America
200
Deforestation is threatening the Amazon Rainforest region. What does the term deforestation mean?
clearing/cutting down large areas of trees
300
The rainforest that can be found throughout multiple countries in South America is called the:
Amazon Rainforest
300
Fill in the Blank:
The _________ River, which flows through parts of the Amazon Rainforest, is the second longest river in the world.
Amazon
300
The Amazon Rainforest is a famous location in South America. Name one animal you could find there.
Answers may vary: birds; bats; butterflies; monkeys; sloths; frogs; snakes; kinkajou; piranha; caiman
300
Name one ocean that surrounds South America.
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
300
Look at the picture below:
This church in Columbia was carved out of a mine filled with what material?
A. Gold
B. Emerald
C. Salt
D. Pepper
Salt
400
The top layer of the rainforest is called the:
Emergent Layer
400
The imaginary circle that goes around the exact middle of Earth, and that cuts through parts of the Amazon Rainforest, is called the:
Equator
400
Fill in the Blank:
_______ Picchu is an ancient city in Peru, located in the Andes Mountains. It stayed hidden from the rest of the world for hundreds of years.
Machu
400
Fill in the Blank:
The __________ Mountain range is the longest mountain range in the world.
Andes
400
Tierra del Fuego is a group of rocky islands at the southern tip of South America. Its name means "Land of _______' in Spanish.
Fire
500
Order the layers from LOWEST to HIGHEST:
Forest Floor
Understory
Canopy
Emergent
500
Name ONE COUNTRY where the Amazon Rainforest is located:
Brazil
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Guyana
Suriname
500
Fill in the Blank: Christ the Redeemer (pictured above) is a giant statue of Jesus that can be seen from many miles away. It is located in _____ De Janeiro.
Rio
500
Fill in the Blank.
In parts of the Atacama Desert (located in South America, pictured below), no _____ has ever been recorded.
Rain
500
What is the name of the largest waterfall in the world? (located in Venezuela, pictured below)
Angel Falls