The Amazon Rainforest by: Karen Marshall

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The Amazon Rainforest by Karen
Marshall
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Where is the Amazon Rainforest located?

• Continent of South America
• Covers many different countries
• The majority is located in Brazil
• The largest tropical rainforest on Earth
• Click the picture for extra info!!

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The Amazon River

• The 2nd longest river in the world (the Nile
  River is the 1st)
• Majority of the Amazon River is located in Brazil
• Click the picture to find more facts on this
  river!!!!

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How much rain does the Amazon Rainforest get?

• The rainforest gets about 9ft of rain each year
• Texas gets about 1ft of rain each year

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Animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest

• Click on each animal to find out some interesting
  facts!!!

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Vocabulary

• Ecosystem A group of living organisms, plants
  and animals, who live in the same area and
  benefit from each other.
• Herbivore An animal who eats only plants
• Carnivore An animal who eats only meat
• Omnivore An animal who eats meat and plants

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Sources

• library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01873/ama2.htm
• www.solcomhouse.com/rainforest.html
• www.peruperu.com/amazon.htm
• http//www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/sacred.html
  
• http//www.eduweb.com/rain/rainfall.html
• http//www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_
  images/Brasil_Amazon_Rainforest.jpg
• http//www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/Pictures/jaguar
  .gif
• http//www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/marielr/squirrelmon
  key.jpg
• http//www.rfadventures.com/images/Animals/Reptile
  s/Crocodilians/black-caiman-3.jpg
• http//www.learnthat.com/define/view.asp?id302
• http//www.rfadventures.com/Black20Caiman.htm
• http//www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/mamm
  als/squirrel-monkey

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The Jaguar

• The name jaguar comes from the South American
  Indian word "yaguara."
• They live in dense forests and swamps with lots
  of water

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The Black Caiman Crocodile

• Live in slow-moving rivers backwaters of rivers,
  lakes, ponds, swamps
• The largest recorded size is 19 feet for a male
  Black Caiman, the average is 10-14 feet.

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The Squirrel Monkey

• Eats fruit, insects, flowers, nectar
• Lives in the tropical rainforest and tropical dry
  forest

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The Strawberry Poison Frog

• Eats flightless fruit flies and 1/8 inch crickets
  and termites
• Size is 1.25 inches

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The Amazon River

• The Amazon River travels through the countries of
  Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia
• The Amazon River stretches for more than 4,000
  miles