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# What Is a Rainforest?

Know that a rainforest is a thick, tall forest found in hot, wet places near the Equator where it rains almost every day, creating a warm, damp environment where plants and animals thrive

Subject: Science · Area: Rainforests · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/what-is-a-rainforest-mt_FZ_ixwU1p1

## Ready when they can

- Describe a rainforest as a forest that is hot and wet, located near the Equator
- Explain that it rains very often in a rainforest, which is why the plants grow so tall and thick
- Point to the Equator on a globe and say that rainforests are found in the hot belt near it

## Lesson: What Is a Rainforest?

A rainforest is a thick, tall forest. It grows in hot, wet places near the Equator. Rain falls almost every day, and all that warmth and rain help plants grow tall and thick. Plants and animals love the warm, damp air.

*(drawing: Rainforests get rain on many more days than deserts.)*

**Example.** Mia visits a rainforest. It is hot, and rain falls almost every day. Huge trees rise above her, dripping with wet leaves.

**Tip.** Find the Equator on a globe. It is the warm line around the middle. Rainforests grow in the hot belt near it.

**Recap.** A rainforest is a hot, wet forest that grows near the Equator.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Opens up

- [Rainforest Layers](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/rainforest-layers-mt_-0cjwyYhce)
- [Where Rainforests Are](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/where-rainforests-are-mt_0u3QNroZ34)
- [Indigenous Rainforest Peoples](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/indigenous-rainforest-peoples-mt_2zJ1NrGgYm)
- [Habitats & Basic Needs](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/habitats-and-basic-needs-mt_cM8YS6NXqi)
- [Inside a Rainforest](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/inside-a-rainforest-mt_ntxlccnYzB)
- [Everyday Foods from Rainforests](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/everyday-foods-from-rainforests-mt_s08-QxASd2)