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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.

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The Amazon Rainforest by: Karen Marshall

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  1. The Amazon Rainforestby: Karen Marshall

  2. 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!!

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

  4. 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

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

  6. 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

  7. Sources • library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01873/ama2.htm • www.solcomhouse.com/rainforest.html • www.peruperu.com/amazon.htm • http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/sacred.html • http://www.eduweb.com/rain/rainfall.html • http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/Brasil_Amazon_Rainforest.jpg • http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/Pictures/jaguar.gif • http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/marielr/squirrelmonkey.jpg • http://www.rfadventures.com/images/Animals/Reptiles/Crocodilians/black-caiman-3.jpg • http://www.learnthat.com/define/view.asp?id=302 • http://www.rfadventures.com/Black%20Caiman.htm • http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/mammals/squirrel-monkey

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

  9. 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 10-14 feet.

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

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

  12. 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

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