Saving the Rain Forests Study Guide

1. Saving the Rain ForestsStudy Guide

2. -statement that can be proved true or false is called a fact Fact- Opinion- -statement that tells a person’s thoughts, feelings or ideas is a statement of opinion.

3. Which statement is a fact? -During his research, he found out that recycling just one can will save enough energy to power a TV for three hours. -Many people think that saving the rain forests is our biggest environmental concern.

4. This statement is a fact? -During his research, he found out that recycling just one can will save enough energy to power a TV for three hours.

5. How do you know that the sentence you identified above is a fact? How would you prove it? -I know that the above sentence is a fact because you can prove it. I could look the information up in an encyclopedia, or on the internet.

6. Which statement below is one of opinion? -It would be great, thought David, if he and his classmates could save a lot of energy by recycling cans. -Four each pound of beef produced, an estimated 200 square feet of rain forest needs to be cleared.

7. This statement below is one of opinion? -It would be great, thought David, if he and his classmates could save a lot of energy by recycling cans.

8. How do you know that the sentence you identified above is an opinion? -The sentence that I identified above may not represent the beliefs that all his classmates have. Other students might disagree with David.

9. What is the definition for expository nonfiction? -Expository nonfiction gives information about real people, places, and events.

10. Which statement is a fact? -They have thinner and smoother bark than trees in other kinds of rain forests. -I think that without their special characteristics, rain forest trees would probably not survive their extreme living conditions.

11. This statement is a fact? -They have thinner and smoother bark than trees in other kinds of rain forests.

12. Which statement is an opinion? -They have thinner and smoother bark than trees in other kinds of rain forests. -I think that without their special characteristics, rain forest trees would probably not survive their extreme living conditions.

13. This statement is an opinion? -I think that without their special characteristics, rain forest trees would probably not survive their extreme living conditions.

14. What is a Rain forest? -A rain forest is a special kind of forest that grows in warm, wet places. The trees are tall and grow close together. There are three main types of rain forest.

15. What are three types of rain forest? a) Tropical Forests b) Cloud Forests c) Temperate Forests

16. Give the definition for each type of rain forests. a) Tropical Forests -grow near the equator, climate is hot and rain falls nearly every day. b) Cloud Forests -cover mountains in tropical regions and are up in the clouds c) Temperate Forests -grow farther from the equator

17. Why should we worry about the depletion of the rain forests? -Scientists think that about ten million different species of plants and animals live on Earth. The rain forests are home to nearly two-thirds of these.

18. Leaves use the energy of sunlight to join water and carbon dioxide gas from the air to make food. As they do this, what gas do they give off? -As leaves make food, they give off a gas called oxygen, which most living things need to survive.

19. What are some ways that Big Business has damaged the rain forests? -Business have damaged rain forests through mining, industrial development, and the building of large dams. Tourism has also threatened some of the more popular rain forests.

20. Why is soil erosion harmful? -Soil erosion is harmful because if the trees are cleared away, there are no roots to hold the soil. Soil washes into streams and rivers and chokes them with mud. Aquatic (water) plants and animals that need clear and clean water die.

21. What are some new finds that scientists have been discovering in the rain forests? -Scientists have discovered new medicines, exotic foods, and several different ways to use the plants of the rain forests.

22. What can you do to help prevent the rain forests from being completely cleared away? -I can help prevent rain forests from being completely cleared away by donating to charities that support the rain forests, or by recycling. I could also work to educate the people that are destroying the rain forests through slash and burn farming.

23. Which of these statements is true about the climate in regions where temperate rain forests are located? -It is generally hot. -There is constant rainfall. -It is almost always cool. -There are different seasons.

24. Which of these statements is true about the climate in regions where temperate rain forests are located? -There are different seasons.

25. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of damage to plants and animals in rain forests? -the increase in clearing trees -polluted water that runs off waste material from mining -too much water being used to grow crops in rain forests -the washing away of soil into bodies of water

26. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of damage to plants and animals in rain forests? -too much water being used to grow crops in rain forests

27. What is the main reason that huge areas of rain forests are burned? -The main reason that huge areas of rain forests are burned is so that farmers can have more water for crops. - The main reason that huge areas of rain forests are burned is so that people can grow more crops.

28. What is the main reason that huge areas of rain forests are burned? - The main reason that huge areas of rain forests are burned is so that people can grow more crops.

29. Which of the following ideas from the selection is a generalization? -Crops such as bananas and rice came first from the tropics. -Digging quarries produces a lot of waste material. -The plants in rain forest soak up most of the rainwater. -Most hardwood from the rain forests is sold and taken to other countries.

30. Which of the following ideas from the selection is a generalization? -Most hardwood from the rain forests is sold and taken to other countries.

31. When the author says, “The rain forests is a like a giant sponge.” this is an example of which of the following? -Simile -Metaphor -Personification -Alliteration

32. When the author says, “The rain forests is a like a giant sponge.” this is an example of which of the following? -Simile