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What is the general climate of the Amazon Basin?
What is the general climate of the Amazon Basin?
Hot and humid with high temperatures and nearly daily rainfall.
What is the main characteristic of the rainforest environment on the forest floor?
What is the main characteristic of the rainforest environment on the forest floor?
Dark and damp.
Name two types of birds found in the Amazon rainforest.
Name two types of birds found in the Amazon rainforest.
Toucans and hummingbirds.
What is a unique feature of bromeliads that makes them adapt well to the rainforest environment?
What is a unique feature of bromeliads that makes them adapt well to the rainforest environment?
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Describe the main way people living in the Amazon rainforest cultivate crops.
Describe the main way people living in the Amazon rainforest cultivate crops.
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Amazon Rainforest Climate
Amazon Rainforest Climate
A hot and humid climate with high temperatures and nearly daily rainfall.
Rainforest Canopy
Rainforest Canopy
A dense layer of leaves and branches blocking sunlight from reaching the forest floor.
Shade-tolerant Plants
Shade-tolerant Plants
Plants that can survive in low-light conditions of the rainforest.
Amazon Wildlife
Amazon Wildlife
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Bromeliads
Bromeliads
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