key words LL RAINFOREST 2

What is the definition of deforestation?

• A group of people who live and work together in a shared geographical area and share a common culture.

• Materials available in our environment such as soil, water, and rocks.

• The state of the atmosphere, including temperature, pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover.

• The cutting down of trees and vegetation to clear land.

What are nutrients?

• Insects and animals that break down material such as leaves and rotting material to return nutrients to the soil.

• Vine like plants that climb trees to reach the sunshine above.

• The essential minerals that are needed by plants and animals to grow.

• Plants that need only air and moisture to live.

What is the purpose of slash and burn in the rainforest?

• The process of clearing/burning parts of the rainforest in order to clear space for farming.

• A disagreement over how areas are used and what for e.g the use of land or resources.

• Climate is the long-term trend for weather conditions in a given location.

• The tallest trees that emerge through the main canopy layer.

What are epiphytes?

• The cutting down and the removal of trees/ vegetation.

• Tall heavy trees that develop extra roots to support the tree above.

• Leaves that plants develop to are glossy and pointed to remove water quickly.

• Plants that need only air and moisture to live.

What is the definition of economy?

• A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall and high temperature.

• The ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time.

• The state of a country in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.

• A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

What do decomposers do in the rainforest?

• The process of clearing/burning parts of the rainforest in order to clear space for farming.

• The state of the atmosphere, including temperature, pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover.

• Plants that need only air and moisture to live.

• Insects and animals that break down material such as leaves and rotting material to return nutrients to the soil.

What are buttress roots?

• Leaves that plants develop to are glossy and pointed to remove water quickly.

• Tall heavy trees that develop extra roots to support the tree above.

• Vine like plants that climb trees to reach the sunshine above.

• The essential minerals that are needed by plants and animals to grow.