Saving the Rain Forests Study Guide

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Saving the Rain Forests Study Guide
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Fact-
-statement that can be proved true or false is
called a fact
Opinion-
-statement that tells a persons thoughts,
feelings or ideas is a statement of opinion.
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Which statement is a fact?
-During his research, he found out that recycling
just one can will save enough energy to power a
TV for three hours.
-Many people think that saving the rain forests
is our biggest environmental concern.
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This statement is a fact?
-During his research, he found out that recycling
just one can will save enough energy to power a
TV for three hours.
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How do you know that the sentence you identified
above is a fact? How would you prove it?
-I know that the above sentence is a fact because
you can prove it. I could look the information
up in an encyclopedia, or on the internet.
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Which statement below is one of opinion?
-It would be great, thought David, if he and his
classmates could save a lot of energy by
recycling cans.
-Four each pound of beef produced, an estimated
200 square feet of rain forest needs to be
cleared.
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This statement below is one of opinion?
-It would be great, thought David, if he and his
classmates could save a lot of energy by
recycling cans.
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How do you know that the sentence you identified
above is an opinion?
-The sentence that I identified above may not
represent the beliefs that all his classmates
have. Other students might disagree with David.
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What is the definition for expository nonfiction?
-Expository nonfiction gives information about
real people, places, and events.
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Which statement is a fact?
-They have thinner and smoother bark than trees
in other kinds of rain forests.
-I think that without their special
characteristics, rain forest trees would probably
not survive their extreme living conditions.
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This statement is a fact?
-They have thinner and smoother bark than trees
in other kinds of rain forests.
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Which statement is an opinion?
-They have thinner and smoother bark than trees
in other kinds of rain forests.
-I think that without their special
characteristics, rain forest trees would probably
not survive their extreme living conditions.
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This statement is an opinion?
-I think that without their special
characteristics, rain forest trees would probably
not survive their extreme living conditions.
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What is a Rain forest?
-A rain forest is a special kind of forest that
grows in warm, wet places. The trees are tall
and grow close together. There are three main
types of rain forest.
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What are three types of rain forest?
a) Tropical Forests
b) Cloud Forests
c) Temperate Forests
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Give the definition for each type of rain forests.
a) Tropical Forests
-grow near the equator, climate is hot and rain
falls nearly every day.
b) Cloud Forests
-cover mountains in tropical regions and are up
in the clouds
c) Temperate Forests
-grow farther from the equator
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Why should we worry about the depletion of the
rain forests?
-Scientists think that about ten million
different species of plants and animals live on
Earth. The rain forests are home to nearly
two-thirds of these.
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Leaves use the energy of sunlight to join water
and carbon dioxide gas from the air to make food.
As they do this, what gas do they give off?
-As leaves make food, they give off a gas called
oxygen, which most living things need to survive.
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What are some ways that Big Business has damaged
the rain forests?
-Business have damaged rain forests through
mining, industrial development, and the building
of large dams. Tourism has also threatened some
of the more popular rain forests.
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Why is soil erosion harmful?
-Soil erosion is harmful because if the trees are
cleared away, there are no roots to hold the
soil. Soil washes into streams and rivers and
chokes them with mud. Aquatic (water) plants and
animals that need clear and clean water die.
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What are some new finds that scientists have been
discovering in the rain forests?
-Scientists have discovered new medicines, exotic
foods, and several different ways to use the
plants of the rain forests.
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What can you do to help prevent the rain forests
from being completely cleared away?
-I can help prevent rain forests from being
completely cleared away by donating to charities
that support the rain forests, or by recycling.
I could also work to educate the people that are
destroying the rain forests through slash and
burn farming.
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Which of these statements is true about the
climate in regions where temperate rain forests
are located?
-It is generally hot.
-There is constant rainfall.
-It is almost always cool.
-There are different seasons.
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Which of these statements is true about the
climate in regions where temperate rain forests
are located?
-There are different seasons.
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a
cause of damage to plants and animals in rain
forests?
-the increase in clearing trees
-polluted water that runs off waste material from
mining
-too much water being used to grow crops in rain
forests
-the washing away of soil into bodies of water
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a
cause of damage to plants and animals in rain
forests?
-too much water being used to grow crops in rain
forests
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What is the main reason that huge areas of rain
forests are burned?
-The main reason that huge areas of rain forests
are burned is so that farmers can have more water
for crops.
- The main reason that huge areas of rain forests
are burned is so that people can grow more crops.
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What is the main reason that huge areas of rain
forests are burned?
- The main reason that huge areas of rain forests
are burned is so that people can grow more crops.
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Which of the following ideas from the selection
is a generalization?
-Crops such as bananas and rice came first from
the tropics.
-Digging quarries produces a lot of waste
material.
-The plants in rain forest soak up most of the
rainwater.
-Most hardwood from the rain forests is sold and
taken to other countries.
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Which of the following ideas from the selection
is a generalization?
-Most hardwood from the rain forests is sold and
taken to other countries.
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When the author says, The rain forests is a like
a giant sponge. this is an example of which of
the following?
-Simile
-Metaphor
-Personification
-Alliteration
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When the author says, The rain forests is a like
a giant sponge. this is an example of which of
the following?
-Simile