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WHAT IS A RAINFOREST
Rainforests are the Earth's oldest living 1. . They are so amazing and beautiful. These incredible places 2. only 6 %of the Earth's 3. but yet they contain more than 1/2 of the world's plant and animal 4. !

A Rainforest can be described as a tall, dense jungle. The reason it is called a "rain" forest is because of the high amount of 5. it gets per year. The climate of a rain forest is very hot and 6. so the animals and plants that exist there must learn to 7. to this climate. As many as 30 million species of plants and animals live in tropical rainforests. At least two-thirds of the world's plant species, including many 8. and beautiful flowers grow in the rainforests.

Rainforests are the source of many items that we all use in our own homes!
We eat several foods from the rainforest and many medicines are made from 9. found only in these areas. Some of the common products we know of include: chocolate, sugar, cinnamon, rubber, medicine, pineapples.