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Rainforest Top Ten Listsby the 4D Monkeys
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World Class Researchers
JiSeok Harry Arthur
Collin JuWon Venda
Ryan Dano Benny
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World Class Researchers
Alexis Mannon Clare
Viki Soomin SuBin
Janneke Louise
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The Top Ten Cool Facts About Rainforest PlantsBy Venda
1.Some trees have holes in their branches.2.10 km2 contains 1500 flowers and 750 tree species.3.Plants grow on trees too.4.Bananas are herbs. 5.The Rosy Periwinkle plant can treat cancer.6.Most rainforest leaves are thick and waxy with special
drip-tips.7.Scientists say that we are losing 137 plants a day. 8.The rafflesia grows up to 1m (3 feet) across. 9.The canopy is like a huge aerial garden.10.Rainforest trees have shallow roots so it keeps them
straight.
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The Top Ten Reasons to Save RainforestsBy Janneke
1. Butterflies: We could lose about 2000 species of butterflies.2. Trees: We could lose about 750 tree species.3. Knowledge: Knowledge could be lost forever.4. People: There are only about 200,000 natives of the Amazon left.5. Vanilla: Vanilla is yummy; Let’s not lose it.6. Queen Alexandras Birdwing Butterfly: It’s wingspan is 10-12 inches.7. Medicine: a lot of medicine originates from rainforests.8. Capabrayas: You don’t want to lose the biggest rodent in the world.9. Birds: We could destroy 500 species of birds.10.Reticulated Python: It weighs 300 pounds.
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The Top Ten Cool Facts About Indigenous People of the Rainforestby Ji Seok
1. There are 370 million tropical rainforest people living in 70 countries.
2. There are about 200 thousand people living in each rainforest.3. Some tropical rainforest children know more about rainforests
than scientists who study rainforests.4. Indigenous people live in hot place (Jungles) and in cold place
(Arctic).5. There are 180 different tropical rainforest people languages. 6. Almost ‘one’ tropical rainforest tribe gets killed every year. 7. They paint their face and their body to look like jewelry.8. Some of them are really small. The tallest a pygmy can be is
1.4m.9. When they build their house they live there for their whole life.10.Indigenous people can be called natives or tribes too.
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The Top Ten Ways to Save Tropical RainforestsBy Soomin
1.Don’t buy too much stuff that comes from the rainforest.2.Don’t use the car so much.3.Join a conservation group.4.Don’t make as many fires.5.Teach children to take care of the environment.6.Give money to a charity that supports the rainforest.7.Make posters saying stuff like: “Save the Rainforest.”8.Put an article in the newspaper.9.Make a rainforest saving website.10.Ride public transportation to save energy.
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The Top Ten Cool Facts About Animals in Tropical Rainforests By Subin
1. Poison-arrow-frogs are warn their enemies with their skin colors.2. Blue morpho butterflies have fake eyes.3.Spider-monkeys can grow 2 feet tall, including their tails.4.Bengal tigers eat boars, monkeys, pigs, birds and occasional elephants.5.Leafcutter ants can cut leaves of grass and use the plant matter to grow their own fungus, which they eat.6.Poison-arrow-frogs can carry enough poison to kill 100 people.7.Sloths stay in the same tree for years.8.The hoatzin live on trees and branches above the rivers and the marshy areas.9.Orangutans mostly give birth to one infant, but like humans, they can give birth 2 times.10.Toucans colors are black, blue, brown, green, red, white and yellow.
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1.Some tree have holes in their branches.2.10 km2 contains 1500 flower and 750 tree species. 3.Bananas are herbs.4.The rosy periwinkle plant can treat cancer.5.Most rainforest leaves are thick and have waxy drips on
them.6.Scientists say that we are losing 137 plants a day. 7.The rafflesia grows up to 1m (3 feet) across.8.The canopy is like an aerial garden.9.Rainforest trees have shallow roots so it keeps them
straight.10.Plants grow on trees too.
The Top Ten Cool Facts About Rainforest PlantsBy Alexis
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The Top Ten Most Cool Facts About Indigenous People of the Rainforestss
By Arthur
1. There are 370 million tropical rainforest people living in 70 countries.2. There are about 200,000 people living in each rainforest.3. Some tropical rainforest children know more about the rainforests than scientists
who have studied rainforests for many years.4. Indigenous people live in hot places (jungle) and cold places (Arctic).5. There are about 180 different tropical rainforest languages being spoken in each
rainforest.6. Almost 1 tropical rainforest tribe gets killed every year.7. Some tropical rainforest people paint their face and body for jewelry and peace.8. There are 22 different tribes in the northwest of Brazil.9. When tropical rainforest people build their house, they live in it forever, except if it
gets destroyed.10.You can call tropical rainforest people tribal or native.
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Top Ten Treasures From Tropical RainforestsBy Benny
1. There are at least 3000 discovered fruits in rainforests.2. Chickens came from the rainforest.3. Beef that comes from the rainforest is made into pet food.4. Gum comes from the rainforest.5. Some of our medicine contains a lot of rainforest products.6. The rubber came from the rainforest and its made into erasers. 7. Kola nuts flavor Cola.8. Some products that are used for making the salsa came from the rainforest.9. Periwinkle, the flower, can made into a medicine to treat cancer.10.Sap from the rainforest can be made into fuel.
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The Top Ten Treasures from Tropical RainforestsBy Clare
1. There are at least 3000 discovered fruits in the rainforest.2. Chickens came from the rainforest.3. Beef from the rainforest is made into pet food.4. Gum comes from the rainforest.5. Some of our medicine has rainforest products in them.6. Rubber comes from the rainforest and it is made into erasers .7. Kola nut flavors Cola.8. Some products that are used in salsa come from the rainforest.9. Periwinkle, the flower, grows in the rainforest. It can be used to make
medicine to treat cancer.10.Sap from the rainforest can be made into fuel.
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The Top Ten Reasons to Save Tropical Rainforests By:Collin
1. Butterflies : We would destroy 2000 species of butterfly.2. Trees: We could lose 750 species of tree, 750!3. People: We would the kill 200,000 natives of the Amazon region.4. Queen Alexandras Bird-wing Butterfly: There wingspan is 10-12 inches, so you
don’t want to kill that.5. Capabrayas: You don’t want to kill the largest rodent in the world (unless you have
an evil hamster).6. Rediculted Python: It weighs 300 pounds, not kidding!7. Knowledge: Knowledge could be lost forever(I’m sure you hate your math teacher
but this is different!)8. Vanilla: I’m sure you eat chocolate but no vanilla, horrible!9. Medicine: Lots of medicine comes from the rainforest(no more aspirin were all
gonna die)10.Birds: We would kill 500 species of birds(I think I am going to cry).
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The Top Ten Facts About Tropical Rainforest DestructionBy Ju Won
1. Almost half of the world’s rainforest have been cut down in the past 50 years. In 1989, rainforests were disappearing in numbers of 24 hectares every minute.
2. Experts estimate that we’re losing 137 plant, animal, and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation. That equates to 50,000 species a year.
3. It wasn’t until the last 100 years that wide spread tropical forest burning began.4. If people keep destroying rainforests the food cycle can be broken.5. More than half of central America’s rainforests are gone.6. An area the size of a soccer field is being destroyed each second.7. When rainforests are burned down to clear land, the trees stop taking in carbon
dioxide. 8. Scientists say over 50 wild plants and animals get extinct everyday because of
destroying rainforests.9. The Amazon is being destroyed by bulldozers, slash-and-burn farmers, mining
operations, and ranches.10.The tropical rainforests are sold to timber companies. They send bulldozers and
chainsaw gangs.
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The Top Ten Facts About Rainforest Destruction by Viktoria
1. Almost half of the world’s rainforests have been cut down in the past 50 years. In 1989 rainforests were disappearing in numbers of 24 hectares every minute.
2. Experts estimate that we are losing 137 plants animals and insects species every single day due to rainforest deforestation
3. It wasn’t until the last hundred years that wide spread tropical rainforest burning. 4. If people keep destroying the rainforests the food cycle will break.5. More than half of central America’s rainforests are gone.6. An area the size of a soccer field is being destroyed every second.7. When rainforests are burned down to clear land the trees stop taking in carbon dioxide.8. Scientists say over 50 wild plants and animals get extinct every day because of
destroying the rainforests.9. The Amazon is disappearing because of bulldozers, farmers, mining operations, and
ranches.10.Tropical Rainforests are sold to timber companies. They send bulldozers and chain saw
gangs.
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The Top Ten Cool Facts About Rainforest PlantsBy Dano
1.Some trees have holes in their branches.2.Plants grow on trees too.3.10 km2 of rainforest contain 1,500 flower and 750 tree species.4.Bananas are herbs.5.The rosy Periwinkle plant can treat cancer.6.Most rainforest leaves are thick and waxy with special drip
tips.7.Scientists say that we are losing 137 plants a day. 8.The Rafflesia plant grows up to 1M (3 feet) across.9.The canopy is like a huge aerial garden.10. Rainforest trees have shallow roots so they can keep
themselves straight.
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The Top Ten Cool Facts About Animals in tropical rainforestBy Harry
1. Poison- arrow- frogs are warn their enemies with their by there skin colors.2. Blue morpho butterflies have fake eyes.3. Spider-monkeys can grow 2 feet tall, including their tail.4. Bengal tigers eat boars, monkeys, pigs, birds and occasional elephants.5. Leafcutter ants can cut leaves or grass. They use the plant matter to grow
their own fungus, which they eat.6. Poison-arrow-frogs can carry enough poison to kill 100 people.7. Sloths stay in the same tree for years.8. The Hoatzin live on trees and branches above the rivers and the marshy
areas.9. Orangutans can give birth to one infant, but like humans, they can give birth
2 times.10.Toucan colors are black, blue, brown, green, red, white and yellow.
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Top Ten Cool Facts About Indigenous People of the Rainforest By Louise
1. There are 370 million tropical rainforest people living in 70 countries.2. There are about 200,000 people living in each rainforest.3. Some tropical rainforest children know more about rainforests than
scientists who study rainforests.4. Indigenous people live in hot places (Jungles) and cold places (Arctic).5. There are 180 different tropical rainforest languages.6. Almost 1 tropical rainforest tribe gets killed every year.7. They paint their body and their face for peace and jewelry.8. Some of the tropical rainforest people are really small. The tallest pygmy
person can be 1.4 meters.9. When they build their house they live their for there whole life.10.They rainforest people are called native or tribal too.
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The Top Ten Facts about Rainforest Destruction By Manon
1. Almost half the of world’s rainforests have been cut down in the past 50 years. In 1989 rainforests were disappearing in numbers of 24 hectares every minute.
2. Experts estimate that we are losing 137 plants, animals, and insects species every single day due to rainforest deforestation.
3. It wasn’t until the last hundred years that wide spread tropical rainforest burning began.4. If people keep destroying rainforests the food cycle will break.5. More than half of central America's rainforest are gone.6. An area the size of a soccer field is being destroyed each second. 7. When rainforests are being burned down to clear land, the trees stop taking in carbon
dioxide.8. Scientists say over 50 wild plants and animals become extinct every day because of
rainforest destruction9. The Amazon is disappearing because of bulldozers, farmers, mining operations, and
ranches.10.Tropical rainforests are sold to timber companies. They send bulldozers and chain saw
gangs.
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The Top Ten Ways to Save Tropical Rain Forests
By Ryan
• Don’t buy to much stuff that comes from the rain forest.• Don’t use the car so much.• Join a conservation group.• Don’t make so many fires.• Teach children to care for the environment.• Give money to a charity that supports the rain forest.• Make posters that say stuff like save the rain forest.• Put an article in the newspaper.• Make a rain forest saving website.• Ride public transport to save energy.
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