Rainforests of Asia and the Americas Worksheet

I. Circle AMAZON if the statement is in the Amazon and circle BELIZE if the statement is in Belize.

1.The best known waterfalls are the Hidden Valley Falls, a narrow chute of water falling over one thousand feet.

AMAZON or BELIZE

2. All of the Yanomami's materials and food come from the rainforest.

AMAZON or BELIZE

3. Maracuja is a long wide vine that can grow up to thirty feet in length and will climb up and over other plants.

AMAZON or BELIZE

4. The margay is known as the "tiger cat" to the people who live in this forest.

AMAZON or BELIZE

 

II. Circle T if the statement is true and circle F if the statement is false.
1. The rainforests of Sarawak provide fish, game, sago and vegetables to the people who live there. T or F

2. Some of the animals in the Asian Rainforest include the Malayan Tapir, the Harpy Eagle, the Malaysian Earth Tiger Tarantula, the Bearded Pig, and the Sloth. T or F

3. Rattan is a rope-like climbing plant. It can grow to be up to 600 feet long! T or F

4. Most hunters in the Penan community prefer to use the guns rather than blowpipes. T or F

 

III. Fill in the blank

1. __ species and __ acres of rain forest are killed per minute.

2. In the ______ Rainforest the deforested areas look like ____ _____ and they are mainly used as _____.

3. Of the 55,000 plant species in Brazil, _____ are already threatened with extinction.

4. The fires of _________ are __% human set.

 

IV. Write a sentence or two about how you can help save the rainforest.

 

 

 

V. Fill in the chart.
 

 
WHICH LAYER?
 
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
 
WHAT LIVES THERE?
1.  

Giant trees

 

Many birds and insects

 
Canopy
2.  

Birds, _______, reptiles and ________

 
Understory
 

Smaller plants

3.
4. 5.  

Largest animals and varied insects

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