1. The Amazon Rainforest by: Karen Marshall The Amazon Rainforest by: 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 Amazon River  The 2 nd longest river in the world (the Nile River is the 1 st )  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 library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01873/ama2.htm  www.solcomhouse.com/rainforest.html www.solcomhouse.com/rainforest.html  www.peruperu.com/amazon.htm www.peruperu.com/amazon.htm  http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/sacred.html http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/sacred.html  http://www.eduweb.com/rain/rainfall.html http://www.eduweb.com/rain/rainfall.html  http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/Brasil_Amaz on_Rainforest.jpg http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/Brasil_Amaz on_Rainforest.jpg http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/Brasil_Amaz on_Rainforest.jpg  http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/Pictures/jaguar.gif http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/Pictures/jaguar.gif  http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/marielr/squirrelmonkey.jpg http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/marielr/squirrelmonkey.jpg  http://www.rfadventures.com/images/Animals/Reptiles/Crocodilians/black- caiman-3.jpg http://www.rfadventures.com/images/Animals/Reptiles/Crocodilians/black- caiman-3.jpg http://www.rfadventures.com/images/Animals/Reptiles/Crocodilians/black- caiman-3.jpg  http://www.learnthat.com/define/view.asp?id=302 http://www.learnthat.com/define/view.asp?id=302  http://www.rfadventures.com/Black%20Caiman.htm http://www.rfadventures.com/Black%20Caiman.htm  http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/mammals/squirrel-monkey 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