Created by: Kim Isbell & Kelly Knoop. What is a Rainforest? Tropical rainforests are forests with tall trees, warm climate, and lots of rain. In some.

Created by:

Kim Isbell

&

Kelly Knoop

What is a Rainforest?•Tropical rainforests are forests with tall trees, warm climate, and lots of rain. In some rainforests it rains more than one inch every day!

•Rainforests are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America.

•The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon rainforest.

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Rainforests have levels?

• Emergent Level

• Canopy Level

• The Understory

• The Forest Floor

Why are rainforests important?

• Provide a home to many plants and animals.

• Help stabilize the world’s climate

• Protect against flood, drought, and erosion

• Are a source for medicines and foods

• Support tribal people• Interesting place to visit.

Rainforests are being destroyed!

• Wood for both timber and wood for making fires

• Agriculture for both small and large farms

• Land for poor farmers who don’t have anywhere else to live

• Grazing land for cattle• Road construction

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What’s in a name? Going down? Needs Wants

What’s in a Name? 200

What is a tropical rainforest?

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Rainforest Trivia

Tropical rainforests are forests with tall trees, warm climate,

and lots of rain.

What’s in a Name? 400

In some rainforests it rains more than ____?___ every day!

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Rainforest Trivia

One Inch

What’s in a Name? 600

Name two continents where rainforests are located.

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Rainforest Trivia

Rainforests are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America.

What’s in a Name? 800

What is the largest rainforest?

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Rainforest Trivia

The Amazon Rainforest

Going Down? 200

This level of the rainforest gets the most sun and rain.

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Rainforest Trivia

The Emergent Level

Going Down? 400

Due to its sparse sunlight and rain fall, this level has the

least amount of plant life.

ANSWER

Rainforest Trivia

The Forest Floor

Going Down? 600

Which level supports most of the rainforest animals?

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Rainforest Trivia

The Canopy Level

Going Down? 800

The ____?_____ rises to about 20 meters and is made up of the trunks of canopy trees, shrubs, plants and smaller

trees.

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Rainforest Trivia

Understory

Needs 200

True or False?

Rainforests are important because they provide a home

for fish and dogs.

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Rainforest Trivia

FALSE

Rainforests are important because they provide a home for

many plants and animals.

Needs 400

Name one thing that the rainforests prevent.

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Rainforest Trivia

Protect against flood, drought, and erosion.

Needs 600

Rainforests help stabilize the world’s __?___.

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Rainforest Trivia

Rainforests help stabilize the world’s

CLIMATE.

Needs 800

Two resources we get from the rainforest are?

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Rainforest Trivia

Two resources we get from the rainforest are

medicine and food.

Wants 200

Name one reason that rainforests are being destroyed.

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Rainforest Trivia

•Wood for both timber and wood for making fires.•Agriculture for both small and large farms•Land for poor farmers who don’t have anywhere else to live•Grazing land for cattle•Road construction

Wants 400

True or False?

Rainforests are being destroyed for land for rich farmers who enjoy the scenery.

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Rainforest Trivia

False

Rainforests are being destroyed for land for poor

farmers who don’t have anywhere else to live.

Wants 600

Explain what is happening in this picture?

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Rainforest Trivia

In this picture, rainforest have been destroyed for agricultural

purposes.

Wants 800

What is it called when we destroy the rainforests?

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Rainforest Trivia

Rainforest Deforestation

References• Pictures:

– http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/~guoqiang/images/RainForest.jpg

– http://www.nslc.wustl.edu/education/courses/edu4741/lessons05/winders/Frog.bmp

– http://classroomclipart.com/images/gallery/Geography/Rainforest/hoh-log-35rainforest.jpg

– http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/rainforests/graphics/troprfmap.jpg

• Information:– http://kids.mongabay.com/

– http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/facts.html

• Music:– Itunes : Rainforest Animal Sounds by Relax

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