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Where rainforests grow around the world

Science · Rainforests · ages 5-7
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  1. Which rainforest is in South America?

    • The Congo
    • The Amazon
    • The Southeast Asian rainforest

  2. Where do most big rainforests grow on Earth?

    • Near the Equator, where it is hot and wet
    • Near the North Pole, where it is cold
    • High on tall, snowy mountains

  3. Rainforests are hot and wet all year near the Equator.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which two continents have large rainforests?

    • South America and Africa
    • Europe and Antarctica
    • North America and Antarctica

  5. Which continent has the Congo rainforest?

    • Europe
    • Antarctica
    • Africa

  6. Rainforests grow on every continent, including Antarctica.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. A new island sits right on the Equator, and it rains there almost every day. What is most likely true about this island?

    • It probably has no plants at all
    • It is probably covered in snow
    • It probably could grow a rainforest

  8. Mia says rainforests grow best in cold, dry places. What is wrong with what she said?

    • Rainforests grow best in cold, wet places
    • Rainforests grow best in hot, wet places, not cold, dry ones
    • Nothing is wrong; she is right
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Where rainforests grow around the world W1-mt_0u3QNroZ34-s1

  1. The Amazon · The Amazon rainforest fills much of South America.
  2. Near the Equator, where it is hot and wet · Rainforests need heat and rain all year, and that happens near the Equator.
  3. True · That steady heat and rain is exactly what rainforest plants and animals need.
  4. South America and Africa · South America has the Amazon and Africa has the Congo, both large rainforests.
  5. Africa · The Congo rainforest grows in Central Africa.
  6. False · Antarctica is covered in ice, so no rainforest can grow there.
  7. It probably could grow a rainforest · Hot, wet places near the Equator are exactly where rainforests grow.
  8. Rainforests grow best in hot, wet places, not cold, dry ones · Rainforests need heat and rain all year. Cold, dry places cannot grow a rainforest.
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