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The Rainforest
Created By: Bailey Page, Le An
Pham, Taya Thomas, and Jillian
Ortega
Rainforest Areas
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On continents of Asia,
Africa, Australia,
South America, and
North America
Covers less than 6%
of earth land surface
No more rainforests in
Europe
Rainforest History
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Less rainforests
because humans use
the rainforest trees as
paper
Each year the
rainforest decreases
the size of New
Jersey
Rainforests in Europe
are gone because of
the climate change
Rainforest Physical Features
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Rivers (Amazon
River)
Waterfall (Angel Falls)
Hills
Bengal Bamboo
Bengal Bamboo can grow between 40 and
80 feet tall.
 It grows very tall, fast so it gets lots of rain
and sunlight.
 The long and narrow leaves grow on
opposite sides of the plant in two columns.
 In two to three months it’s full grown.
 It’s life span is 25 to 40 years.
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Bougainvillea
It can reach up to 30 feet.
 It has many hooks so it can cling and hold
on to other plants for support.
 It can either be vines, trees, or shrubs.
 Insects, caterpillars, and aphids eat it.
 It provides shelter for animals on the
rainforest floor.
 The plants flowers can either be pink, red,
orange, white, or yellow.
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Coconut Tree
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It can grow between 50 and 80 feet tall.
It’s leaves are yellow green.
One tree can produce up to 50 coconuts.
The trunks are used to stabilize buildings.
The leaves are used to make mats, baskets, and
hats.
It can live in very wet or dry areas.
When it decays, insects swarm the tree and eat
it.
Rainforest Animals
Indian Cobra
 6-7 ¼ feet and very
scaly
 Can attack or defend
by spitting
 Eats rodents, lizards
and frogs
 Non-threatened
 Highly venomous
Gorilla
 Male height :5 ½ to
6ft. Female height:4
½ to 5ft.,no tail
 Mad if disturbed ,quiet
when undisturbed
 Eats leaves, berries,
ferns, and bark,
nothing eats it
 Endangered
Rainforest Animals
Flying Dragon
 7 ½ to 8 ½ inches
 Buries 1 to 4 eggs in
soil
 Eats ants and
termites, nothing eats
it
 Non-Threatened
 Has flaps for gliding
from tree to tree
Capybara
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3 ½ to 4 ¼ feet
“ When swimming, only,
it’s eyes, ears, and
nostrils show above the
water
Eats plants, on land and
in water, nothing eats it
Non-Threatened
The largest rodent in the
world
The Chimpanzee
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26 ¾ to 37 inches long
and 4 to 5 ½ feet tall
Intelligent, social animal
Eats plant material,
nothing eats it
Endangered
“ Has a wide range of
sounds and gestures for
communication
Rainforest Climate
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Very humid
Cold as 68F
Around 93F
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About 50–260 inches
of rain
Precipitation is rain
not snow
4 or more inches of
rain a month
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Has a dry and wet
season
Wet season is long
with heavy rain
Dry season is short
with light rain
The climate is unique
because it’s hot near the
equator yet it still gets
lots of rain.
The Two Seasons
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Wet
season
Dry
season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Rainforest Pictures
Bibliography
www.google.com/rainforest
 www.mgbnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm
 www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
 www.geocities.com/biomewebquest/Rainfo
rest.html
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