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Where Rainforests Are

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Rainforests|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_0u3QNroZ34

Know that rainforests are found in a belt around the middle of the Earth — in South America (the Amazon), Central Africa (the Congo), and Southeast Asia — and that they appear on every continent except Antarctica and Europe

Mastery Evidence

  • Point to the Amazon, Congo, and Southeast Asian rainforest regions on a world map
  • Explain that rainforests grow near the Equator where it is hot and wet all year
  • Name at least two continents that have large rainforests

Assessment Prompt

“If you show [child] a world map, can they point to where rainforests grow — near the middle of the Earth in places like South America, Africa, and Asia?”

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