Rain Forest Theme Unit
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  Rain Forests
Word List
Amazon
banana
canopy
carbon dioxide
chocolate
deforestation
durian
emergent
equator
extinction
forest
forest floor
oxygen
rain
rainforest
rubber
slash and burn
understory
vine
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.


1.   We call treetops of a rainforest this.

   canopy   
2.   The highest layer of rainforests. This layer is above the canopy layer.

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3.   This tropical rainforest fruit from Southeast Asia smells really bad but tastes really good! It has a green, thorny, hard shell. We eat the yellowish seeds inside. It is also known as the "king of the fruits."

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4.   This is an agricultural method that rainforest farmers use. They burn the forest to clear an area where they can grow plants.

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5.   This term is used to describe species of animals or plants that no longer exist on earth. Reasons for their disappearance include pollution, over-hunting, or climate changes. For example, the last member of the dodo bird, found only on the island of Mauritius, was killed around 1681.

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6.   We must breathe this gas in the air to survive.

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7.   Trees absorb this gas in the air and produce oxygen. This gas is harmful to our health.

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8.   This is the world's largest rainforest. The river of the same name flows through this rainforest of South America.

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9.   This imaginary line crosses our planet in the middle. Above it is the North Hemisphere. Below it is the South Hemisphere.

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10.   When we are in a rainforest, we see this, such as the liana, hanging from tree branches or wrapping around tree trunks.

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11.   We use this term to describe the disappearance of forests due to land development, cultivation, or lumbering.

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12.   This animal family is sometimes confused with monkeys. Although both are primates, members of this animal family do not have tails and their arms are longer than their legs. Chimpanzees, gorillas, baboons, and gibbons are all members of this animal family.

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13.   We extract latex, a white and sticky liquid, from a rainforest tree to produce this material.

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14.   Above the forest floor layer, this layer of a rainforest consists of tree trunks, young trees, and small ground plants.

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15.   This ecosystem is hot and humid all year round. Chameleons, toucans, and chimpanzees all live here.

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16.   An area covered with trees and bushes.

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17.   A long, curved tropical fruit that grows in rainforests. This fruit is green when it is not ripe. It turns yellow when it is ripe and ready to eat.

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18.   Rainforests are humid all year. They have, on average, 4 inches of this per month.

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19.   Fallen leaves and fruits, fungi, and decaying trees are all in this layer of a rainforest.

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20.   This confectionary and cocoa are made from a rainforest plant called the cacao tree.

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21.   This fish is famous for its ability to shoot down insects resting on leaves or tree branches. When prey is spotted, this fish spits out a strong and accurate jet of water to knock its victim down.

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22.   The male of this bird has long, beautiful tail feathers decorated with "eyes". When it is time to find a mate, the male opens out his tail feathers like a fan.

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