The Amazon Rainforest

The main purpose of the article is to _______________________.

• compare rain forests around the world

• explain the causes and effects of wildfires in the Amazon rain forest

• explain the history of the Amazon

• show how countries are helping to stop the fires in the Amazon

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How does the Amazon affect the planet?

• It keeps the whole world warm.

• It provides a home for many animals.

• Its produces a lot of oxygen.

• it is located in South America.

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What is the definition of biodiversity?

• variety of plants and animals that live in an area

• a variety of people that live in an area

• an experiment

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Why is the Amazon known for its biodiversity?

• a lot of people live there

• millions of species of insects, fish, bids, and mammals live there.

• there are millions of trees there

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About how many fires have there been in the Amazon this year?

• 1,000

• 600

• 90,000

• 8,000

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What does the word deforestation mean?

• a variety of people that live in an area

• the variety of plants and animals that live in an area

• the act of cutting down or burning down all the trees in an area

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True or False - All deforestation is illegal in the Amazon.

• True

• False

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What gas is released into the air when the trees burn?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• helium

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True or False - Carbon dioxide is harmful because it can act like a blanket, trapping some of the sun's heat in Earth's atmosphere warming up the planet.

• True

• False

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What percent of the Amazon has been destroyed over the last 50 year?

• 40%

• 9%

• 35%

• 20%

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