1. Rainforest Questions By: Nick Sissons

2. What is causing the rainforests of Africa to Disappear? What percent of the rainforests are already gone? Deforestation, Slash and Burn farming and, road construction. 90% of rainforest gone.

3. What is the name of the tribe that lives in the rainforest? Describe some of their customs. Mbuti, Efe, Aka, Baka, Twa Sua.

4. list and describe four different animals from the rainforest African Grey Parrot: is most talkative of all parrots. Pigmy Hippopotamus: is exclusive to lowlands. Black Colobus Monkey

5. One plant in the rainforest is used widely throughout the world; in fact you may have some of it in your house. What is the name of the plant? Describe it. Mahogany. It is wood for furniture, staircases, boat building, house paneling and, flooring.

6. What is the climate like in the rainforest? Average rainfall? Average temperature 73.5 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit / 28.56 to 58.11 inches

7. List all the countries in the rainforest Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Cote d’lvoire Cong Brazzaville Equatorial Guinea Gabon Ghana Guinea Liberia Nigeria Congo Kinshasa Rwanda Sierra Leone

8. What is the main reason the rainforests are being cut down? Some reasons are money, roads and jobs for foreign logging companies

9. The African rainforest grows in the Congo River basin. What large river runs through the basin? The Congo River

10. List and describe three types of vegetation found in the rainforest. OIL PALM OKOUMÈ Mahogany