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The Amazon Rainforest

Focus Why is the Amazon rainforest so important?

e.g. Many different plants and animals live there.

What Is the Amazon?

adj. from the hottest parts of the world
tropical
The Amazon is a tropical

rainforest. It is the largest rainforest in the

world. It is home to thousands of plant and animal

n. a group of plants or animals with similar characteristics
species. The Amazon rainforest is so big it spans multiple
species

adj. existing in a particular place
located
countries. Most of the rainforest is located in Brazil.

Unit 5 | The Amazon Rainforest