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# Where Rainforests Are

Know that rainforests are found in a belt around the middle of the Earth — in South America (the Amazon), Central Africa (the Congo), and Southeast Asia — and that they appear on every continent except Antarctica and Europe

Subject: Science · Area: Rainforests · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/where-rainforests-are-mt_0u3QNroZ34

## Ready when they can

- Point to the Amazon, Congo, and Southeast Asian rainforest regions on a world map
- Explain that rainforests grow near the Equator where it is hot and wet all year
- Name at least two continents that have large rainforests

## Lesson: Where rainforests grow around the world

Rainforests grow in a warm band around the middle of the Earth. The line across the middle is called the Equator. It is hot and wet there all year.

**Example.** Sara looks at a world map. She finds South America and sees a big rainforest. It is called the Amazon.

Big rainforests also grow in Central Africa and Southeast Asia. The African rainforest is called the Congo. But Europe and Antarctica have no big rainforest.

*(drawing: Count the 3 big rainforest lands: the Amazon in South America, the Congo in Africa, and the rainforests of Southeast Asia.)*

**Tip.** Look at a world map. Find the line across the middle called the Equator. Big rainforests grow close to that line.

**Recap.** Rainforests grow near the Equator, in South America, Africa, and Asia.

## Practice

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

## Needs first

- [What Is a Rainforest?](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/what-is-a-rainforest-mt_FZ_ixwU1p1)

## Opens up

- [The Amazon Rainforest](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/the-amazon-rainforest-mt_38d-k-dJPa)
- [Tropical Rainforest Climate](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/tropical-rainforest-climate-mt_v6CBCMuvz1)