The Amazon RainforestThe Amazon Rainforest by: Karen Marshallby: Karen Marshall

Where is the Amazon Where is the Amazon Rainforest located?Rainforest located?

Continent of South Continent of South AmericaAmerica

Covers many different Covers many different countriescountries

The majority is located in The majority is located in BrazilBrazil

The largest tropical The largest tropical rainforest on Earthrainforest on Earth

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The Amazon RiverThe Amazon River

The 2The 2ndnd longest river longest river in the world (the Nile in the world (the Nile River is the 1River is the 1stst))

Majority of the Majority of the Amazon River is Amazon River is located in Brazillocated in Brazil

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How much rain does the How much rain does the Amazon Rainforest get? Amazon Rainforest get?

The rainforest gets The rainforest gets about 9ft of rain each about 9ft of rain each yearyear

Texas gets about 1ft Texas gets about 1ft of rain each yearof rain each year

Animals that live in the Animals that live in the Amazon RainforestAmazon Rainforest

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VocabularyVocabulary

Ecosystem: A group of living organisms, plants Ecosystem: A group of living organisms, plants and animals, who live in the same area and and animals, who live in the same area and benefit from each other.benefit from each other.

Herbivore: An animal who eats only plantsHerbivore: An animal who eats only plants Carnivore: An animal who eats only meatCarnivore: An animal who eats only meat Omnivore: An animal who eats meat and Omnivore: An animal who eats meat and

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SourcesSources

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The JaguarThe Jaguar

The name “jaguar” The name “jaguar” comes from the comes from the South American South American Indian word Indian word "yaguara." "yaguara."

They live in dense They live in dense forests and swamps forests and swamps with lots of waterwith lots of water

The Black Caiman The Black Caiman CrocodileCrocodile

Live in slow-moving Live in slow-moving rivers; backwaters of rivers; backwaters of rivers, lakes, ponds, rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps swamps

The largest recorded The largest recorded size is 19 feet for a size is 19 feet for a male Black Caiman, male Black Caiman, the average is 10-14 the average is 10-14 feet. feet.

The Squirrel MonkeyThe Squirrel Monkey

Eats fruit, insects, Eats fruit, insects, flowers, nectarflowers, nectar

Lives in the tropical Lives in the tropical rainforest and rainforest and tropical dry forest tropical dry forest

The Strawberry Poison The Strawberry Poison FrogFrog

Eats flightless fruit Eats flightless fruit flies and 1/8 inch flies and 1/8 inch crickets and termites crickets and termites

Size is 1.25 inchesSize is 1.25 inches

The Amazon RiverThe Amazon River

The Amazon River The Amazon River travels through the travels through the countries of Brazil, countries of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, and Peru, Bolivia, and ColombiaColombia

The Amazon River The Amazon River stretches for more stretches for more than 4,000 milesthan 4,000 miles