Into the Amazon - Cyberhunt Reproducible - Brief Article

Head down the Amazon and learn cool rainforest facts. Start at www.scholastic.com/instructor You can write your answers in the spaces below or on a separate sheet of paper.

1. The vast Amazon river has basis is one of the world's great rainforests. Where is it located?

a. Africa b. Europe c. Australia d. South America

www.eduweb.com/rainforest/worldmap.html

2. Rainforests, such as the Amazon, make up only 2 percent of the earth's surface. Yet more than _____ of the world's plant and animal species are found there.

www.ran.org/info_center/about_rainforests.html

3. The Amazon rainforest is made up of three layers: the canopy of treetops high in the air, the emergent (middle layer), and the dark understory (the ground layer). Where is most rainforest life found? __________________ www.pbs.org/journeytoamazonia/bigtop.html

4. The Amazon rainforest gets _____ feet of rain every year. At this Web site, click on your state to compare its average rainfall to the Amazon.

www.eduweb.com/rain/rainfall.html

5. The Amazon and rainforests around the world are in urgent need of conservation. Give two reasons why the rainforest is important. ____________________________________________________________.

www.davesite.com/rainforests/review2.shtml

6. Native people have lived in the Amazon rainforest for thousands of years. The largest tribe is called the _______________________.

www.tropical-forests.com/facts/people.htm

7. There are more than 2,000 species of fish in the Amazon river, including the _____________________, known for its razor-sharp teeth.

www.animalsoftherainforest.com/piranha.htm

8. The Amazon is home to more than 50 species of monkeys. The smallest is the ____________: which would fit in the palm of your hand.

www.rarespecies.org/pmarmo2.htm

Into the Amazon

Take your students down the Amazon river with Instructor's Online CyberHunt. Start at www.scholastic.com/ instructor See the CyberHunt kids' reproducible on page 78 of this issue.

Answers:

1. d

2. 50 percent, or half

3. Canopy

4. Nine; answers will vary.

5. Two of the following: The plants of the rainforests turn carbon dioxide into clean air, which helps us fight pollution. The plants and animals of the rainforest provide us with food, fuel, wood, shelter, jobs, and medicines. The rainforest is home to many unique plant and animal species.

6. Yanomani

7. Piranha

8. Pygmy marmoset

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