122 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 6A | Animals of the Tropical Rainforest Habitat
called the Amazon rainforest and is located on the continent of
South America. Point to South America and the approximate
location of the Amazon rainforest; it covers more than 1.4 billion
acres in the following countries—Brazil (with sixty percent of the
rainforest), Peru (with thirteen percent of the rainforest, second
after Brazil), Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana,
Suriname, and French Guiana.Vocabulary Preview 5 minutes
Tropical- In today’s read-aloud, Rattenborough is going to take us to a
tropical habitat. - Say the word tropical with me three times.
- Tropical describes a place where the climate or weather is
warm and wet. - [Point to the equator on the globe.] Tropical places are near
the equator. Tropical climates are warm all year and have no
winter. Tropical places do not have four seasons; they have a
wet (rainy) season and a dry season. - If you enjoy cold weather, do you think you would like living in
a tropical region? If you enjoy warm weather, do you think you
would like living in a tropical region?
Rainforest
Show image 6A-3: Dense jungle - In today’s lesson you will hear about a habitat called the
rainforest. - Say rainforest with me three times.
- A tropical rainforest is a warm, wet, thick forest of plants that
stay green year-round. - The rainforest is a habitat that is home to the greatest variety,
or the most types of, plants and animals on Earth.
The climate in the rainforest is warm all year long, so plants do
not shed their leaves in the winter and animals have plenty to
eat all year.