Rainforest QuestionsRainforest Questions

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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.

What is the name of the tribe that lives in the

rainforest? Describe some of their customs.

Mbuti, Efe, Aka, Baka, Twa Sua.

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

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.

What is the climate like in the rainforest? Average

rainfall? Average temperature

73.5 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit / 28.56 to 58.11 inches

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

What is the main reason the rainforests are being

cut down?

Some reasons are money, roads and jobs for foreign logging companies

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

the basin? The Congo River

List and describe three types of vegetation found in the rainforest.

OIL PALM OKOUMÈ Mahogany