front 1 Ecosystem | back 1 Is an area in which living and nonliving things interact |
front 2 ________________ is used by animals for respiration. | back 2 Oxygen |
front 3 Equator | back 3 The imaginary line that goes around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the poles. |
front 4 Tropical rain forests are found near the ________________. | back 4 Equator |
front 5 Tropical Rain Forest | back 5 Dense forest found near the equator where the climate is hot and wet |
front 6 Through the process of ___________________, plants use energy from sunlight to combine carbon dioxide and water to make food. | back 6 Photosynthesis |
front 7 __________________ is given off when fuels are burned and when organic material, such as plants and animals, decompose. | back 7 Carbon dioxide |
front 8 Some scientists think that carbon dioxide in the air is causing __________________. | back 8 Global warming |
front 9 Which three industries are most destructive to the tropical rain forests? | back 9 Farming, ranching, and logging |
front 10 The role of carbon dioxide and other gases in warming the Earth is known as the _______________________. | back 10 Greenhouse effect |
front 11 Global Warming | back 11 A worldwide increase in temperature |
front 12 What role do animals play in the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle? | back 12 Animals take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide during the process of respiration. |
front 13 What are some foods we eat that originally came from tropical rain forest? | back 13 Rice, bananas, coffee, and sugar |
front 14 Tropical rain forests are found along the ____________________. | back 14 Equator |
front 15 According to the article, what is the first thing you should do when reading a map? | back 15 Look at the title |