Amazon rainforest

The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?

• deforestation
• extract
• erradicate
• elite

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5

How does the Amazon Rainforest get its name?

• It is Amaz-ing.
• It is named after the Amazon River.
• It is in South America.
• It is a rainforest.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5

___________ of all the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest.

• Over half
• One tenth
• One third
• One quarter

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which country is home to the Amazon rainforest?

• Brazil
• Congo
• England
• Indonesia

Which of these reasons explain why trees shouldn't be cut down?

• Many natural medicines are found in the rainforest.
• Trees are needed for paper and building
• Deforestation provides jobs
• The trees will just grow back anyway.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

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CCSS.RL.6.1

What is affecting the Amazon Rainforest?

• Deforestation
• Carbon Dioxide 
• Rain 
• Indigenous Groups 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The Amazon Rainforest helps convert ______________ into clean breathable air.

• hydrogen
• carbon dioxide
• helium
• plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which Amazon Rainforest layer is this? It's on the ground

• Canopy

• Forest floor

Which Amazon Rainforest layer is this? It's way up high.

• Canopy

• Forest floor

Which layer gets most of the sunlight? It's at the very top.

• Emergent Layer

• Forest Floor