Rain forests
By:Christy Cheung 1
Table of Contents 1.What is a Rain forest? 2.Why is a Rain forest Important? 3.The Four Layers of the Rain forest 4. Glossary 5. Questions & Answers 6. About the Author
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What is a Rain forest?
A rain forest is a biome. A Biome is a place where plants and animals live. The rain forests are full of trees. If there were no trees at the rain forest, there won’t be any rain forest, because animals at the rain forest needs trees for their shelter, and monkeys like to stay on trees and they also like to hang on trees, also for gorillas. Scientists call the rain forest The Lungs of the World.
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In the old times, the rain forest takes up 40% of the world, which is good. But now, peoples are chopping rain forests down, so the rain forest only takes up 5% of the world.
Almost every consonant has a rain forest, except Europe. Most of the tropical rain forest is located at North of South America.
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Why is a Rain forest important? A rain forest is important because most of the food we eat comes from the rain forest. If there were no rain forest than our world will be burning hot, because the rain forest rain all the times! So the rain forest is very wet and the wetness makes our world cool enough for us to live on. If all the rain forests are cut down the sick people won’t have medicine to fix their sickness, because medicines comes from the rain forest plants. The trees at the rain forest cleans our air, or else the air we breath in will be full of Carbon dioxide and all of us will die. A rain forest makes 40% of earth 5
oxygen a day. The rain forest makes oxygen by putting sunlight, water and Carbon dioxide together. The rain forest cleans our dirty water into clean water. It also makes clean water by using rain and cleans the rain and makes it into water.
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The four Layers of the Rain forest There are four layers in the Rain forest. The rain forest goes by top to bottom. The first layer is called the Emergent Layer. Then, it’s the Canopy. Next is the Understory. Then, at last it’s the Forest Floor. The Emergent layer is at the top of the Rain forest. The Canopy is under the Emergent layer. The one that’s under Canopy is the Understory. And at last, the one at the bottom is the Forest Floor. The Emergent Layer is the brightest part of the rain forest. The trees
that reach the
Emergent Layer
are the trees
about 100 to
240ft, and
30.5m-73m tall. There are even trees that are higher 7
than 250ft or 76m tall. The animals that lives there are mostly the ones that knows how to fly. But you may find some that don’t. Many bird live at the Emergent Layer. There are also lots of bats at the Emergent Layer. Canopy is also pretty bright but a little darker then the Emergent layer. The tree at the Canopy is the tree that is
60-130ft, and
18-40m.
That is where most
of the rain
forest animals live,
because
most of the food in
the rain forest is at the Canopy. The Understory is very still and shady. There you will find some small trees and trunks of taller trees. The Understory is a home for many animals too. Most of the 8
Rain forest reptiles and insects live at the Understory. The world
dangerous snakes
also live at
the Understory.
The
Forest Floor is dark
and shady. Not many plants live at the Forest Floor, but many animals live there. The Forest Floor is the stillest place in the
Rain forest.
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Glossary Carbon Dioxide - Carbon Dioxide is a kind of air which forms when someone breathes out. If there were too much Carbon Dioxide in someone, that person will die. And you can get Carbon Dioxide by drinking pop. If there were more bubble in that pop, you get more Carbon Dioxide. Located-When something is at a place. ex.SASPX is located in Zhudie Town.
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Questions & Answers Question:How do Rain forests make oxygen? Answer:By adding Carbon Dioxide, sunlight and water together Question:Witch Continent doesn't have a Rain forest? Answer:Europe Question:What are the four layers of the Rain forest? Answer:Emergent Layer, Canopy, Understory and Forest Floor. Question:Which layer does the world dangerous snakes live? Answer:Understory 11
About the Author
Hi! My name is Christy. I am eight years old. I was born in Hong Kong. I am in third grade. I am a student from SAS. My birthday is on January 24th 2006. My favorite color is purple. My favorite food is pasta and pizza.
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