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**[[image:macaw width="228" height="219"]]Directions:**
==**Please use the following readings to write ten facts on the rainforest. I would like facts that pertain to the following categories: medicine,** inhabitants of the rainforest (plants or animals), products produced from the rainforest and people that live or work in the rainforest including cultures and tradition.==

**How does the destruction or abuse of the rainforest affect animals, plants or people?**

 * All of the smoke gets into their lungs and makes them die.**


 * Use the following resources: The Great Kapok Tree (pg 364-377) and the three short stories. Please include pictures or videos in your findings.**


 * 1. The Amazon rainforest stretches into parts of eight different countries and covers two million square miles.**


 * 2. Tropical rainforests stay 75 - 80 degrees F.**


 * 3. Tropical rainforests are home to 30 million species.**
 * 4. The Amazon rainforest itself holds 20% of the earth's water supply.**


 * 5. Many forests have been cut down since 1960.**


 * 6. The Tropical rainforest trees are 225 feet tall.**


 * 7. Canada is home to 10 % of the world's forests.**
 * 8. In 1872 Yellowstone became the first national park.**