The Amazon Rainforest

by: Karen Marshall

Where is the Amazon
Rainforest located?
 Continent of South
America
 Covers many different
countries
 The majority is located in
Brazil
 The largest tropical
rainforest on Earth
 Click the picture for extra
info!!
The Amazon River

 The 2nd longest river

in the world (the Nile
River is the 1st)
 Majority of the
Amazon River is
located in Brazil
 Click the picture to
find more facts on
this river!!!!
How much rain does the
Amazon Rainforest get?
 The rainforest gets
about 9ft of rain each
year
 Texas gets about 1ft
of rain each year
Animals that live in the
Amazon Rainforest
Click on each animal to
find out some
interesting facts!!!
Vocabulary

 Ecosystem: A group of living organisms, plants

and animals, who live in the same area and
benefit from each other.
 Herbivore: An animal who eats only plants
 Carnivore: An animal who eats only meat
 Omnivore: An animal who eats meat and
plants
Sources
 library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01873/ama2.htm
 www.solcomhouse.com/rainforest.html
 www.peruperu.com/amazon.htm
 http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/sacred.html
 http://www.eduweb.com/rain/rainfall.html
 http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/Brasil_Amaz
on_Rainforest.jpg
 http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/Pictures/jaguar.gif
 http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/marielr/squirrelmonkey.jpg
 http://www.rfadventures.com/images/Animals/Reptiles/Crocodilians/black-
caiman-3.jpg
 http://www.learnthat.com/define/view.asp?id=302
 http://www.rfadventures.com/Black%20Caiman.htm
 http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/mammals/squirrel-monkey
The Jaguar

 The name “jaguar”

comes from the
South American
Indian word
"yaguara."
 They live in dense
forests and swamps
with lots of water
The Black Caiman
Crocodile
 Live in slow-moving
rivers; backwaters of
rivers, lakes, ponds,
swamps
 The largest recorded
size is 19 feet for a
male Black Caiman,
the average is 10-14
feet.
The Squirrel Monkey

 Eats fruit, insects,

flowers, nectar
 Lives in the tropical
rainforest and
tropical dry forest
The Strawberry Poison
Frog
 Eats flightless fruit
flies and 1/8 inch
crickets and termites
 Size is 1.25 inches
The Amazon River

 The Amazon River

travels through the
countries of Brazil,
Peru, Bolivia, and
Colombia
 The Amazon River
stretches for more
than 4,000 miles