Arwen & Alexis’s Adventure in the Rain Forest

What is a rain forest? A rain forest is a hot misty place. The trees are tall and wide also with bushy bushes. The leaves are large to soak up the sunlight.

Location of Rain Forests The rainforests are located all around the equator. Parts of North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Austrailia have rainforests.

Emergent Layer The emergent layer has trees that can grow up to 200 feet tall. The emergent layer has monkeys, ants,and birds. The trees are homes to many animals that never come down from the canopy.

Canopy Layer The canopy layer has many birds, ants and monkeys. The canopy is like an umbrella. It keeps the water from going down to the understory. The canopy layer is always green from the rain.

Macaws

Understory Layer The understory has very little sunlight, and if the trees get cut down the rainforest turns into a desert. The animals in here are mostly reptiles.

Forest Floor The forest floor has many plants for example, rafflesia,it smells like rotten meat. The slithering snakes are down there.The jaguars hunt down there too. This is the darkest part of the rainforest. When the forest floor get flooded there are river dolphins.

Ocelots

Deforestation People have burnt down the trees for farming, firewood, paper, roads, and homes. People also set fire to the trees to let cows graze on the land.

People of the Rain Forest Some people in the rainforest put on makeup to show their religion. They only take the food they need for their family or tribe. Some people make their food with spices they find in the jungle.

SAVE THE RAINFOREST!