The Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest – 2
Use the text on page 39 to answer the questions. (a) Which ocean does the Amazon River flow into?
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(b) What do Brazilians call the Amazon rainforest?
(d) What is the average annual rainfall in the Amazon rainforest?
(c) How big is the Amazon rainforest?
(e) Where does the Amazon River start?
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2. (a) Explain why the Amazon rainforest is called the ‘lungs of our planet’?
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(b) How does the rainforest recycle carbon dioxide?
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(c) What will happen if the rainforest is cleared?
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3. Name the countries that contain part of the Amazon rainforest.
4. Write a description of the climate of the Amazon rainforest.
Fact file Half the rainfall in Amazonia returns to the atmosphere through the process of transpiration.
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