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Miss Beltram
Grade Two
Andrea Beltram
Where Can We Find Rainforests?
Rainforests can be found all over the world, from Alaska and Canada to Asia to Africa..
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Rainforests• Cover less than 2% of the earth’s surface, but are home to more than 50% of the world’s plant and animal species!
• Are found on every continent on earth except Antarctica.
• Are characterized by ninety plus inches of rain and constant temperatures in the 80’s!
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Layers of the Rainforest
Layers of the Rainforest are called
“Strata”There are four layers :
Emergent LayerCanopy
UnderstoryForest Floor
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Layers of the Rainforest
Emergent LayerThe tallest trees
can grow up to 200 feet high!
Birds and monkeys Live here
This layer gets the Most sun and wind
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Layers of the RainforestCanopy
The trees of canopy can 60 to 90 feet Tall. • Many of the trees Branches are Intertwined.• The majority Of the rainforest Animals live here because There is sunlight
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Layers of the Rainforest
UnderstoryVery little
sunlight and it is very dark and humid• Bats, frogs, snakes And butterflies Live here
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Layers of the Rainforest
Forest FloorVery dark and
Humid• mostly sticks and animal debris• Insects, termites, Beetles and ants Live here
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How does the Rainforest Help us?
How does the Rainforest Help us?
We get food, medicine, and lumber from the rainforests
The rainforests helps to control the world’s temperature and climate.
We get food, medicine, and lumber from the rainforests
The rainforests helps to control the world’s temperature and climate.
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FoodsFoods
Bananas, pineapple, oranges, lemons, coconuts, corn, rice, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa, avocados, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cola, popcorn, salsa
Bananas, pineapple, oranges, lemons, coconuts, corn, rice, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa, avocados, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cola, popcorn, salsa
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MedicinesMedicines
many of the medicines we use every day
Most of the cancer treating medicine is found in the rainforests
Less than 1% of the rainforests have been explored for medicines, but that equals 25% of all of the worlds medicines!
many of the medicines we use every day
Most of the cancer treating medicine is found in the rainforests
Less than 1% of the rainforests have been explored for medicines, but that equals 25% of all of the worlds medicines!
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Why would anyone want to hurt the rainforests?
People are destroying the rainforests at a rapid rate.
They do this in order to create farmland, make money from lumber, cattle ranching, to make roads, and for mining.
Every second we lose the equivalent to a football field of rainforest….
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At this rate, there may be no rainforests left in less than 40 years…
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Let’s Review!Let’s Review!
• The rainforest is a wooded landmass with average rainfall of 100 inches every year, very hot and humid.
• There are rainforests on every continent except Antarctica.
• They are home to more than 50% of the world’s animals and plant life.
• The rainforest is a wooded landmass with average rainfall of 100 inches every year, very hot and humid.
• There are rainforests on every continent except Antarctica.
• They are home to more than 50% of the world’s animals and plant life.
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Strata of the Rainforest
Strata of the Rainforest
• Emergent layer: trees can be as tall as 200 feet! Birds, butterflies and monkeys live here.
• Canopy: trees are 60 to 90 feet tall. This area has the most wildlife, because it has the most sunlight. The trees are often intertwined.
• Understory: Small trees and bushes are here, it is the home of snakes, bats, and frogs to name a few. It is very humid.
• Forest Floor: It is dim, dark and wet here. The floor is covered by animal debris, sticks, and dead leaves.
• Emergent layer: trees can be as tall as 200 feet! Birds, butterflies and monkeys live here.
• Canopy: trees are 60 to 90 feet tall. This area has the most wildlife, because it has the most sunlight. The trees are often intertwined.
• Understory: Small trees and bushes are here, it is the home of snakes, bats, and frogs to name a few. It is very humid.
• Forest Floor: It is dim, dark and wet here. The floor is covered by animal debris, sticks, and dead leaves.
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Emergent Layer
Canopy
Understory
Forest floor
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Why are rainforests important to us?
Why are rainforests important to us?
• They contain half of the world’s species of plants and animals
• They help regulate the climate worldwide
• They are an endless supply for the medicines we need
• There are many people who call the rainforest their home
• They provide us with the foods we love
• They contain half of the world’s species of plants and animals
• They help regulate the climate worldwide
• They are an endless supply for the medicines we need
• There are many people who call the rainforest their home
• They provide us with the foods we love
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How are they being destroyed?
How are they being destroyed?
• For cattle ranching• For mining• For logging/lumber• For road construction
• For cattle ranching• For mining• For logging/lumber• For road construction
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Rainforests are an important part of our
world and they need our protection.
Rainforests are an important part of our
world and they need our protection.
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ReferencesAll images retrieved on 8/12/06 from http://www.google.com/images
Facts and Information about the Rainforest. http://www.nature.org/rainforests/explore/facts.html
ReferencesAll images retrieved on 8/12/06 from http://www.google.com/images
Facts and Information about the Rainforest. http://www.nature.org/rainforests/explore/facts.html