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always hot. come from. RAINFORESTS?. Where do bananas . originally come from?. Rainforests of Asia. Where do potatoes . originally come from?. Andes Mountains in Peru. Where does asparagus. originally come from?. Judy and Katherine. We are learning about the rainforest. Rainforests are hot, steamy places were it rains a lot. Rainforests are the wettest areas of land in the world. More than 32 feet of rain may fall during a single year in some rainforests.. Jake, Maria, Dusty, Nick . What is deforestation?. Deforestation is the cutting of trees in a major forest without them being replanted.. Rainforests . are cut for logging, fuel-wood, mining and industry, tourism, and agriculture. By: Michael Anaya & . Emanoel. . Lorenzzutti. Forest of tall trees that is hot all year around and gets about 50 to 260 in. of rainfall a year. . Brazil Nut Tree. Famous for reaching heights of over 160 feet, the Brazil nut tree towers above other trees in the Amazon rainforest. During January and February, its fruit -- which is the size of a baseball and can weigh up to 5 pounds -- ripens and falls to the ground, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph on its descent. Inside the fruits’ hard, woody exterior are anywhere from 10 to 21 nuts arranged in a pattern similar to segments of an orange. The outer casing of the fruit is so hard that only one known animal -- the agoutis, a large rodent with sharp, chisel-like teeth -- can crack it open. In just one year, a Brazil nut tree can produce some 250 pounds of nuts.. be large . like these . or small, like a . pond. .. My ecosystem will be:……………………………... Your presentation must cover these questions:. Where is your ecosystem found?. Why is it found there?. Q1.What is the highest layer of the rainforest. ?. A . . The Excellent Layer. B . . The Immigrant Layer. C . The Emergent Layer. D . The Emerald Layer. Question?. A . . A. B . . B. C . . C. D . . What is deforestation. What causes deforestation. How does deforestation affect us. What can we do to stop it. What is Deforestation?. De. + . Forest. = . De. forest. ation. De. forest. ation refers to the cutting, clearing, and removal of rainforest or related ecosystems into pasture, cropland, or plantations (. By: Ming Chun, Shang Wen, Chloe and Amanda. Palm oil. By: Amanda Auyong. What is palm oil?. It is a red liquid at room temperature but lighter . coloured. after boiling. Comes from the African Oil Palm. Types OF Climates. Climate 101. Climate. encompasses the statistics of . temperature. , . humidity. , . atmospheric pressure. , . wind. , . precipitation. , atmospheric particle count and other . meteorological.        Scientists have divided our world into different biomes, such as tundra, grasslands, deserts, rainforests, deciduous forests, and marine environments. A biome is a large geographical region with plants and animals that are able to live in that location with its particular climate because they have adapted in different ways to the amounts of water, heat, and soil in that area.. What is a Rainforest?. Rainforests . are very dense, . wet and warm forests. . They are called a ‘rain’ forest because they have a rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 . centimeters. ) each year. . ? (4 weeks) . KS2 Geography. :. . locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on . Indonesia and . concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics. .. Outcome: . Daniel A. Salomon . March 9, 2016. Moss Systematics and Temperate Rainforests. Mosses are non-vascular. Remain small and grow in wet places. They give the temperate rainforest its lush, rich, verdant appearance. 1. Date: . 07/05/2021. Title: . Characteristics of rainforests . Look, cover, write, check. Describe what you can see . in . the . image. What can you remember?. Write down the following three spellings. .