Earth Foundation Rainforest Video Viewing Guide

1. Where is the largest rainforest located?
2. Where are the projects conducted with the Earth Foundation?
3. What is an emergent tree?
4. Why do Harpy eagles have short wing spans?
5. What is the canopy layer?
6. Decribe the understory layer:
7. What is a cloud forest?
8. How many species of hummingbirds are found in Costa Rica?
9. What percentage sunlight will penetrate to the forest floor?
10. Name 4 animals observed in the rainforest:
11. 95% of plants depend on _____ and _________ for seed dispersal.
12. Describe the Strangler Fig
13. Describe "slash and burn agriculture".
14. Rainforests could contain up to ______________ % of all terrestrial species.
15. Name 6 foods found in the rainforest.
16. Name one US company that was boycotted by students.
17. What is the problem of planting bananas near the edge of a river?
18. What is reforestation?
19. What is the value of the rainforest?