Rainforests

Which of these describe the tropical rainforests?

• They are equatorial forests.

• They are evergreen forests.

• They lie between 10˚N and 10˚S of the Equator.

• All of these.

Which of these places is most unlikely to have a tropical rainforest?

• Guinea, Africa

• Indonesia, Asia

• Norway, Europe

• Brazil, South America

Select the option that describes the process shown in the picture most accurately.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Convectional Rainfall

Which layer of the rainforest do most of the animal and bird species live in?

• Emergent Layer

• Canopy Layer

• Understorey Layer

• Forest Floor

Most of the animals in the rainforests are adapted to live on trees. Such animals are called _______________ animals.

• Aerial

• Arboreal

• Aquatic

• Amphibious

In which layer of the rainforest would you find this animal?

• Emergent Layer

• Canopy Layer

• Understorey Layer

• Forest Floor

How often does it rain in a tropical rainforest region?

• A few weeks.

• Once or twice in a year.

• Most days.

• A few times in a month.

Why are people destroying rainforests?

• Because there are too many trees.

• Because there is too much rain.

• To remove carbon dioxide from the air.

• To mine, to build factories, ranches and plantations.

More than ______ per cent of the world's oxygen is produced in the Amazon rainforest.

• 30

• 10

• 20

• 40

Hardwood trees that grow in the tropical rainforest regions are -

• Mahogany

• Teak

• Lianas

• Ferns