A couple of easy tasks: Complete a gapped text with information taken from a National Geagraphic feature on the rain forests and answer two questions on the Amazon. Good luck!

Follow this link and complete the gaps in the text below:

http://tinyurl.com/d3r4gd

LOTS OF BIODIVERSITY

From____________________to dawn, orangutans roam the forest treetops. Then as_______________________falls, these__________________animals make leafy nests in the trees and bed down. Once numerous, there are now__________________than 30,000 orangutans left in the wild.

The most visible symbol of the Borneo rainforest’s plight, the red ape represents the tremendous loss of_________________in rainforests around the world.

Although they cover___________________than 5 percent of the Earth’s land_________________, rain forests are home to millions of__________________of animals, insects and plants.

Amazing nature – The Amazon rainforest - Wettest place on Earth? BBC wildlife

Watch this video and answer these questions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-cogjNkxis

1. What’s the average rainfall in the Amazon rainforest?

2. Do animals like so much rain?