The RainforestThe Rainforest

By: Katie MazzottaBy: Katie Mazzotta

Why rainforests are disappearing Why rainforests are disappearing and the percentage of the rainforests and the percentage of the rainforests

already gone are…already gone are…They are gone They are gone because logging because logging companies are companies are cutting down trees in cutting down trees in the rainforests of the rainforests of Africa. The Africa. The percentage of the percentage of the rainforests already rainforests already gone in 90%gone in 90%

What Is the name of the tribe that What Is the name of the tribe that lives in the rainforest? Describe lives in the rainforest? Describe

some of their customs.some of their customs.They are called the Baka.They are called the Baka.

Some of there customs are Some of there customs are that they hunt for elephants, that they hunt for elephants, they are spear hunters, get they are spear hunters, get food from the rainforest, and food from the rainforest, and their spears are covered their spears are covered with poisons plants, and the with poisons plants, and the Baka women build hunts Baka women build hunts called Mongulus and they do called Mongulus and they do dam fishing.dam fishing.

3. Meat is easier to come by in 3. Meat is easier to come by in the United States than in the the United States than in the

rainforests. List all the different rainforests. List all the different animals they get meat from.animals they get meat from.

Meat comes from Meat comes from Baka snares- a Baka snares- a small antelope, cane small antelope, cane rats or forests rats or forests buffalo.buffalo.

4. List and describe four different 4. List and describe four different animals.animals.

Gorilla: The mountain gorilla is an endangered animal. Poaching and hunting have devastated the animal’s populations. Gorillas can grow to be as tall as 5’9

and weigh up to 600 lbs. They are vegetarians.Okapi: The okapi is kin to the giraffe but looks more like a donkey. It’s neck and

legs are far shorter than a giraffe’s. It is a shy vegetarian and likes to eat fruit and leaves. The okapi male stands at about 5 ft.

Pygmy Hippopotamus: The pygmy hippo lives exclusively in the low lands and wet forests. At 5 ft long and roughly 418 lbs it is the smallest hippo species. It is

far less given to spending time in water and it prefers to spend time alone.African forest elephants: They weigh between 7000 and 9000 lbs. Their love of

fruits and other vegetation makes them a very efficient means of spreading seeds through out the forests.

5. One plant in the rainforest is 5. One plant in the rainforest is used widely throughout the used widely throughout the world; in fact you may have world; in fact you may have

some of it in your house. What is some of it in your house. What is the name of the plant? Describe the name of the plant? Describe

it.it. Mahogany : people use mahogany wood Mahogany : people use mahogany wood

for furniture, staircases, boat building, for furniture, staircases, boat building, house paneling and flooring. Many people house paneling and flooring. Many people use mahogany because it is resistant to use mahogany because it is resistant to

termites.termites.

6. What is the climate like in the 6. What is the climate like in the rainforest? Average rainfall? rainforest? Average rainfall?

average temperature?average temperature?

Temperatures are usually humid. The Temperatures are usually humid. The average rainfall is between 63 and 79 inches average rainfall is between 63 and 79 inches of rainfall each year. Average temperature is of rainfall each year. Average temperature is between 80 and 73 degrees. between 80 and 73 degrees.

7. List the countries that have 7. List the countries that have rainforests in them.rainforests in them.

Burundi, Cameroon, Burundi, Cameroon, C.A.R, Cote D’Lvorie, C.A.R, Cote D’Lvorie, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Brazzaville, equilateral guinea, equilateral guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, guinea, Nigeria, Congo guinea, Nigeria, Congo Kinshasa, Rwanda, Kinshasa, Rwanda, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

8. What is the main reason the 8. What is the main reason the rainforests are being cut down?rainforests are being cut down?

Logging companies are cutting down Logging companies are cutting down all of the trees.all of the trees.

9. The African rainforest grows in 9. The African rainforest grows in the Congo River basin. What the Congo River basin. What large river runs through the large river runs through the

basin?basin?

The Congo river basin runs through the basin.The Congo river basin runs through the basin.

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

rainforest.rainforest. Oil Palm: The oil palm accounts for roughly 14% of the world’s Oil Palm: The oil palm accounts for roughly 14% of the world’s

plant oils. It is used for making goods ranging from iron plant oils. It is used for making goods ranging from iron

plates and lubricating grease, chocolate, soap, and candles. plates and lubricating grease, chocolate, soap, and candles. In the last century oil palm, plantations devoured huge tracts of In the last century oil palm, plantations devoured huge tracts of rainfall. rainfall.

Mahogany: Mahogany is one of the most commercially popular Mahogany: Mahogany is one of the most commercially popular

woods from the rainforest. Its wood is used for furniture, woods from the rainforest. Its wood is used for furniture, staircases, boat building, house paneling and flooring. Its staircases, boat building, house paneling and flooring. Its coarser grain makes it resistant to termites. Rainforest tribes coarser grain makes it resistant to termites. Rainforest tribes use the bark to treat colds. use the bark to treat colds.

Okoume: okoume accounts for 90% of the trees logged in the Okoume: okoume accounts for 90% of the trees logged in the

rainforest. It produces light weight wood that is used for ply rainforest. It produces light weight wood that is used for ply wood and sawn timber. Some believe that regeneration assureswood and sawn timber. Some believe that regeneration assures