The Amazon Rainforest by: Karen Marshall The Amazon Rainforest by: Karen Marshall

Where is the Amazon Rainforest located?  Continent of South America  Covers many different countries  The majority is located in Brazil  The largest tropical rainforest on Earth  Click the picture for extra info!!

The Amazon River The Amazon River  The 2 nd longest river in the world (the Nile River is the 1 st )  Majority of the Amazon River is located in Brazil  Click the picture to find more facts on this river!!!!

How much rain does the Amazon Rainforest get?  The rainforest gets about 9ft of rain each year  Texas gets about 1ft of rain each year

Animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest Click on each animal to find out some interesting facts!!!

Vocabulary  Ecosystem: A group of living organisms, plants and animals, who live in the same area and benefit from each other.  Herbivore: An animal who eats only plants  Carnivore: An animal who eats only meat  Omnivore: An animal who eats meat and plants

Sources  library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01873/ama2.htm library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01873/ama2.htm      on_Rainforest.jpg on_Rainforest.jpg on_Rainforest.jpg    caiman-3.jpg caiman-3.jpg caiman-3.jpg   

The Jaguar  The name “jaguar” comes from the South American Indian word "yaguara."  They live in dense forests and swamps with lots of water

The Black Caiman Crocodile  Live in slow-moving rivers; backwaters of rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps  The largest recorded size is 19 feet for a male Black Caiman, the average is feet.

The Squirrel Monkey  Eats fruit, insects, flowers, nectar  Lives in the tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest

The Strawberry Poison Frog  Eats flightless fruit flies and 1/8 inch crickets and termites  Size is 1.25 inches

The Amazon River  The Amazon River travels through the countries of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia  The Amazon River stretches for more than 4,000 miles