Welcome to the Rainforest

Slide 2 - Rainforest Facts Rainforests are very warm, wet thick jungle areas. Millions of plants and animals live in rainforests. It rains almost every day in a rain forest. They get over 100 ft. of rain each year. The weather is hot. There are no seasons in the rain Click here to view pictures of the rainforest

Slide 3 - Rainforest Location Tropical rainforests are found in countries that are in hot climates near the middle of the earth. This area around the middle of the earth is called the equator. It doesn’t freeze in tropical rainforests. Green = Continents Red = Rain Forest

Slide 4 - Rainforest Layers Click here to learn about the different layers of the rainforest.

Slide 5 - Animals - Mammals Ocelot Vampire Bat Sloth Tapir Howler Monkey Aye Aye

Slide 6 - Rainforest Products Many items that we eat and use everyday are from the rainforest. Rubber sugar medicine peanuts Bananas chocolate coffee pineapples

Slide 7 – Rainforest Destruction Fact: 116 miles of rainforest are destroyed every day. Why are rainforests being destroyed? Humans are the main cause of rainforest destruction or deforestation. Humans are cutting down rainforests for many reasons, including: 1. wood for both timber and wood for making fires; 2. agriculture for both small and large farms; 3. land for poor farmers who don't have anywhere else to live; 4. grazing land for cattle; and 5. road construction The Amazon Rainforest could be gone by the year 2025. Click here to see rainforest destruction

The End I hope you enjoyed learning about the rainforest.