wunder beta🌴 Rainforests
Step into the warm, green rainforest, home to over half of Earth's species.
What you’ll learn
- Describe what a rainforest is, name the largest one, and identify its layers.Rainforests are warm, rainy forests near the equator. The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest. Rainforests grow in layers, emergent, canopy, understory, and floor, and the canopy holds the most animals.
- Explain rainforest biodiversity and why rainforests need protection.Rainforests cover only about 6 percent of land but hold more than half of all species, an amazing biodiversity. They are home to jaguars, monkeys, frogs, and countless plants. Cutting down trees endangers them, so protection matters.
Questions this course answers
What is the weather like in a tropical rainforest?
Tropical rainforests grow near the equator, where it stays warm and rainy throughout the year.
Which is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth?
The Amazon rainforest in South America is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
Which rainforest layer has the very tallest trees poking above the rest?
The emergent layer is made of the tallest trees that rise above the rest of the forest.
About how much of the world's plant and animal species live in rainforests?
Though rainforests cover only about 6 percent of Earth's land, more than half of the world's species live in them.
What does the word 'biodiversity' mean?
Biodiversity means the huge variety of different plants and animals living in a place, like a rainforest.
Why are rainforests in danger?
Rainforests are threatened when people cut down trees, destroying animal homes and harming the planet.
Grounded in trusted sources
- National Geographic Kids, "Rainforest Habitat" — https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/habitats/article/rain-forest
- National Geographic Education, "Rain Forest" — https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/rain-forest/
- Rainforest Concern, "Key Rainforest Information" — https://www.rainforestconcern.org/understandingrainforest/keyrainforestinformation
- Population Education, "Rainforest Biodiversity: Layer by Layer" — https://populationeducation.org/rainforest-biodiversity-a-layer-by-layer-look/
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