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The Amazon Rainforest

Science · Rainforests · ages 7-9
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  1. Which of these countries is part of the Amazon rainforest?

    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Mexico

  2. How many countries does the Amazon rainforest spread across?

    • Two
    • Nine
    • Twenty

  3. The Amazon River carries more water than any other river on Earth.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. About how many kinds of birds live in the Amazon rainforest?

    • 130
    • 1,300
    • 13,000

  5. About what share of all the world's species live in the Amazon rainforest?

    • 1 percent
    • 10 percent
    • 50 percent

  6. Which pair of numbers both show how rich the Amazon is in living things?

    Plants40000Fish3000
    • 40,000 plant species and 3,000 fish species
    • 40,000 plant species and 3 fish species
    • 400 plant species and 3,000 fish species

  7. A different rainforest has 200 plant species and 50 bird species. How does this compare to the Amazon?

    • It has far more species than the Amazon
    • It has about the same number of species as the Amazon
    • It has far fewer species than the Amazon

  8. Mia says the Amazon rainforest is small because it is only in Brazil. What is wrong with her thinking?

    • The Amazon actually spans nine countries and is the world's largest rainforest
    • The Amazon is not really a rainforest
    • Brazil does not touch the Amazon rainforest at all
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  1. Brazil · Brazil holds the largest share of the Amazon, though the forest reaches eight other countries too.
  2. Nine · The Amazon stretches across nine countries in South America.
  3. True · Scientists call the Amazon the largest river by water volume on the planet.
  4. 1,300 · The Amazon is home to about 1,300 different kinds of birds.
  5. 10 percent · Roughly one in ten species on Earth lives in the Amazon.
  6. 40,000 plant species and 3,000 fish species · The Amazon has about 40,000 kinds of plants and 3,000 kinds of fish, among many other species.
  7. It has far fewer species than the Amazon · The Amazon has about 40,000 plant species and 1,300 bird species, much higher than this smaller rainforest.
  8. The Amazon actually spans nine countries and is the world's largest rainforest · The Amazon reaches across nine countries, which is part of why it is the largest rainforest on Earth.
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