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				Acre - A measure of land equal to 43,560 feet, or slightly smaller than a football field.   Agriculture - the science, art, and business of cultivating the soil producing crops and livestock.   Atmosphere -The layer of gases that surround the earth.   Bromeliads - a group of rootless, long-leafed plants that grow on bark and branches   Canopy -The high cover of leafy branches formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest.   Carbon Dioxide -A gas that is made of carbon and oxygen.   Climate -The average weather conditions of a place or region throughout the year.   Decline -To grow less or weaker.   Deforestation -The act of clearing the land of forests or trees.   Destruction - The act of destroying.   Drought - A long period of time with little or no rain.   Ecosystem - An ecological community, together with its physical environment, considered as a unit.   Effects - Something that happens as a result of something else.   Emergent - The top layer of the rain forest where the giant trees are.   Epiphyte - A plant that usually lives on another plant and gets its food and water from the air and rain.   Evaporate - To change from a liquid or solid to gas.   Fahrenheit - The name of the temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 32 degrees, and the boiling point of water is at 212 degrees.   Ferns - Flowerless and seedless plants.   Flood - A great flow of water over land that is usually dry.   Forest Floor Dwelling Animals -Animals that live on the forest floor.   Habitat -The natural home of a plant or animal.   Liana - A climbing plant that winds around tree trunks and branches of rain forest trees.   Logger - A person who logs trees; lumberjack.   New World Monkey - Monkeys that live in South or Central America.   Old World Monkey - Monkeys that live in Asia or Africa.   Orchid - A plant found all over the world in a variety of colors.   Photosynthesis - The process by which green plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to make their own food.   Precipitation - The falling of water in rain, sleet, hail, or snow.   Predator - An animal that kills and eats other animals.   Prehensile Tail - A tail with a bald spot on it which can grip like a human hand.   Rain Forest - A forest that grows where it is warm and rainy throughout the year.   Species - Within a group of closely related plants or animals, one of a certain kind such as  a Howler Monkey.   Temperature - The degree of heat or cold.   Trample - To step on heavily, or to crush.   Tree Dwelling Animals - Animals that live in trees.   Vegetation - The plants of an area.