Equatorial Region Quiz

The ------------------------ (Amazon/Congo/Tundra/Zaire) Basin in South America is one of the main areas in the Equatorial region.

• Amazon

• Congo

• Tundra

• Zaire

The climate in the Equatorial region is ………………...... (hot/cold/snowy/frigid) throughout the year.

• hot

• cold

• snowy

• frigid

In a rainforest, ---------------------- layer has the extra tall trees. (understory/canopy/forest floor/emergent)

• understory

• canopy

• forest floor

• emergent

The third layer of growth in the rainforest is the ------------------ (understory/emergent/ canopy/forest floor).

• understory

• emergent

• canopy

• forest floor

The piranha is found in the ------------------- (Amazon/Ganga/Congo/Nile) River.

• Amazon

• Ganga

• Congo

• Nile

The tsetse fly causes ------------- (sleeping sickness/malaria/beriberi/insomnia).

• sleeping sickness

• malaria

• beriberi

• insomnia

The Equatorial region experiences a -------- climate throughput the year .

• hot

• cold

• moderate

• frigid

The trees found in the emergent layer of the rainforest are__________________

• very tall

• short

• broad

• below the soil

The ----------------------- is home to the ferocious piranhas.

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Congo Basin

• Indo-Gangetic Plains

Sleeping sickness is caused by the _____________________

• housefly

• tsetse fly

• dragonfly

• beetles