What is a Rainforest

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What is a Rainforest??

• Rainforests are very dense, warm, wet forests.
  They are havens for millions of plants and
  animals.

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• Rainforests are extremely important in the
  ecology of the Earth.
• The plants of the rainforest generate much of
  the Earth's oxygen.
• These plants are also very important to people
  in other ways many are used in new drugs that
  fight disease and illness.

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The Layers of the Rainforest
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The Emergent Layer

• It is the Roof of the rainforest formed by the
  giant trees.
• Many trees frog, insects and birds live here.
• This layer gets the most sunlight.

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The Canopy Layer

• It is the upper parts of the trees.
• It contains lots of animals. Such as various
  types insects, birds, reptiles and mammals.
• There is sunlight, wind and rain.

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The Understory

• Here the air is still, the humidity high, the
  heat constant, and it is dark.
• It contains small trees, bushes and moss.
• Birds and butterflies make their home here.

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The Forest Floor

• The insects and large animals live here.
• Some areas of the floor flood, while other areas
  stay very fertile.
• It is very dark and humid.

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Can you guess the names of these animals that
live in the rainforest??

• White-Faced
• Capuchin
• Tapir

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Keep Guessing

• Poison Dart Frog
• Toucan

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Destroying the Rainforest

• One acre of the rainforests are being destroyed
  every minute!!
• The rainforests are being cut down for the
  lumber.
• How will this effect us?????
• How could we try to save them?????

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Do you think people live in the rainforest??

• Yes! There are many people who make the
  rainforest their home.

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Me?? Live in the rainforest??

• What do you think it would be like to live in the
  rainforest for 1 week??