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Rainforest Preservation F.A.Q.

Q: How much oxygen do rain forests provide for the world? A: Rain forests provide for over forty percent of the world’s oxygen today, which earns it the nickname “Lungs of the World”.

Q: What different foods does the rain forest have in it? A: The rain forest actually is where most of our breakfast foods originated from! Fruit, eggs, corn (for cornflakes)… the list goes on and on! And, of course, the coffee bean comes from the rain forests, as does the cacao bean, which is what we use to make chocolate!

Q: In the future, how many people will live in land that used to be covered with forests? A: By 2100, an estimated eight billion people will live on land that used to be rain forest land! That is, if we don’t step in and try to stop it.

Q: But if you try to protect the rain forests, what does that mean for people that could use that land for homes and farming? A: They still can! That’s the thing that people don’t know. Something called sustainable farming, which is farming while leaving behind as many trees as possible, is very popular in a few areas. For example, coffee forests are where coffee plants are grown under the shade of rainforest trees. It’s been used in many places around the world.

Q: What kinds of animals are in the rain forest? A: Many different kinds in many different regions. Some examples are the much-loved koalas in the Australian forests, in places such as Queensland.

8th Grade AT LA 3-4