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ì<(sk$m)=bdefea<+^-Ä-U-Ä-UandousbyJ.MattesonEditorialOffices:Glenview,Illinois•Parsippany,NewJersey•NewYork,NewYorkSalesOffices:Parsippany,NewJersey•Duluth,Georgia•Glenview,IllinoisCoppell,Texas•Ontario,California•Mesa,ArizonaTigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝店 etotheRainTropicalrainsareamongthemostwondrouscesonthenet.Gianttreestowerover.Theirdappledleavesbranchesaresothickthatlittlesunlighthitsthefloor.Everywhereyoulook,thisfulloflife.Fromtheparrotperchedonabranchtothesnakethatslitheredunderarock,insects,animals,andreptilesofallshapesandsizesroam .Strangeflowersfilltheairwiththeirfragrantscents,andsome ntsaresobizarre,theydon’tseemreal.Everyefforthasbeenmadetosecurepermissionandprovideappropriatecreditforphotographicmaterial.Thepublisherdeeplyregretsanyomissionandpledgestocorrecterrorscalledtoitsattentioninsubsequenteditions.Unlessotherwiseacknowledged,allphotographsarethepropertyofScottForesman,adivisionofPearsonEducation.Photolocatorsdenotedasfollows:Top(T),Center(C),Bottom(B),Left(L),Right(R),Background(Bkgd)Cover:©MartinHarvey/Corbis;1©KevinSchafer/Corbis;3(TR)©Michael&PatriciaFogden/Corbis,(B)©WalterBibikow/GettyImages;8–9©AndrewSherman/GettyImages;9(TR)©StaffanWidstrand/Corbis;11(T)©NigelJ.H.Smith/AnimalsAnimals/EarthScenes,(BL)©YannArthus-Bertrand/Corbis;12(TR)©TheoAllofs/Corbis,(C)©CliveDruettRapilio/Corbis,(B)©agefotostock/Superstock;13(T)©VivianeMoos/Corbis,(CR)©JoelW.Rogers/Corbis;14(T)©CollartHerve/CorbisSygma,(CR)©CorbisSygma,(BR)©CollartHerve/CorbisSygma;15(TL)©CollartHerve/CorbisSygma,(TR)©GaryBraasch/CorbisISBN:0-328-13454-6Copyright©PearsonEducation,AllRights .PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.ThispublicationisprotectedbyCopyright,andpermissionshouldbeobtainedfromthepublisherinanyformbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orlikewise.Forinformationregardingpermission(s),writeto:PermissionsDepartment,ScottForesman,1900EastLakeAvenue,Glenview,Illinois60025.2345678910V0G1141312111009080706 WhatExactlyIsaTropicalRainTropicalrainequator.Temperatuverywarm.The75ºF–80ºFallyearTheraininraintheyarewet!Verywet!Infact,tropical ofraineachyear.Becausetherainalwayswarmandwet,Thetropicalrain ishometomorentsandtreesthananyotherlocationinthe

CountonMe,andI’llCountonIntherain ,nts,animals,andpeopleneedoneanothertosurvive.Almosteverythingthatfallstothe floorisreused.Whenntsandanimalsdie,theybreakdownandfeedlivingnts.Inturn,thosentsgivefoodandsheltertopeople,animals,andothernts.Waterintherain isalsoreused.Itevaporates,formsclouds,andthenfallsbacktoEarthasrain.sAroundthe45TigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过Tiger45LayerEmergentHoLayerEmergentTherain ismadeupoflayersofemergenttrees,canopy,understory,Theemergenttreesandthecanopyaretheverytoplayersoftherain arereallytall—upto180feethigh!They’recalledemergentbecausetheybreakthrough,oremergefrom,thetoplayertoreachthesun.Thistoplayer,orcanopy,islikeahuge,leafyumbrellaoftangledtreetops.Thecanopyissothickthatverylittlesunlightreachesthelayersbelow.Mostoftherain liveinthecanopy,includingbirds,tree,andmonkeysthatdanglefromthePeekbelowthecanopyandyou’llfindtheunderstory.Youngtrees,shrubs,andvineslivehere,butbecausethereisn’tmuchsunlight,theydon’tgrowverylarge.Thefloorhasevenlesssunlighttheunderstoryandisquitedark.Fallenleavesandbranchesrotquicklytoprovidenutrientsforotherntstogrow.6767GiftsfromtheTherain youusesomethingfromthemeveryday!Forexample,doyoulikechocolate?Howaboutchewinggum?Thankthetropicals!Rain sareahugesourceoffood.Fruitssuchasmangoesandbananascomefromtherains.Sodomanynuts,spices,andvegetables.Manymedicinesalsocomefromtherain including25percentofcancerdrugs.The oftherainholdthecureformanyOne-fifthoftheworld’sfreshwaterisintheAmazon .Therain actuallyaffectrainfall,whichinturnaffectsclimatearoundtheworld.

TakeaDeepTherain shavebeenreferredtoasthe“lungs”of net.That’sbecausetheAmazon provides20oftheworld’soxygen.Notonlydorain providetheairwebreathe,buttheyalsoreusecarbondioxide.ThishelpspreventtherisingofEarth’stemperature,orglobalMorethanhalfoftheworld’sspeciesof nts,animals,andinsectsliveintherain Peopleliveintherain stoo. TigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝 GreenAlert!TheRainsAreDisappearing!Everysecond,about1.5arelost—that’sthesizeofafootbeld!Ifwekeepdestroyingourrain ertspredictthattherain n40to50years.Ittook reBrazilianBrazilianAmazon ationin0

Theactofburningorcuttingdownsiscalledde ation.Peoplewholiveintherain sarecarefultotakewhattheyneedfromthe swithoutcausingharm.Outsiders,however,aren’tascareful.Settlersandbigcompaniesburntreestoclearthelandandturnitintofarms.Yetonlysmallareascanbefarmedatatime.Beforelong,moreoftherainhastobeburnedtocreateanewfarm.Loggingcompaniescutdowntreesfortimber,orwood.Othercompaniesmineforgold,minerals,andoil.TheseactivitieskillntsandwildlifeandpollutethewaterintheTheChainThemorewecutdownandburnourrain s,thegreaterthelossof nts,animals,andinsects.others.Forexample,theEuglossinebees,whichpollinateBrazil’snut

trees,can’treproducewithoutaspecialtypetheirpollentootherorchidssothey,too,canreproduce.Ifthe aroundaBrazilnuttreeiscutdown,theorchiddisappears;thenthebeesdisappeartoo.Thetreedoesn’tproducenuts,anditvanishesaswell!birdwingCouldsomeofthentsbeingbeacureforcancerotherdiseases?Scientistsonlytested1percentofrain nts.Whenarain disappears,it’snotjustthetreesandthere’sadangeroftheworldgrowingtoowarm.Andwhenwedestroytheraintakeawaythehomesandthewayoflifeofthenativepeoplewholivethere. AtHomewiththeTheYanomamiareanativepeoplewhohavecalledtheAmazonhomeforthousandsofyears.Thelittlecontactthey’vehadwiththeoutside

S.O.S:HopefortheRainworldhasbeenadisasterforMinershavedestroyedtheYanomami’shomes,broughtdisease,andpoisonedtheenvironmentwithchemicals.Theonce-proudYanomamiaredyingout.LosingtheentireculturethattheYanomamipeoplebroughttotheworldistragic.Whenwelosenativepeople,weloseinformationabouthowtoliveinthe andhowtouseallthenaturalricheswithoutdestroyingthem.

Therearemanyorganizationsfightingtotherains.Bymakingpeopleawareoftheproblemsrelatedtocuttingdownrains,thesegroupsareheltosavethem.Expertsagreethatharvesting,ratherthandestroying,rainshasmorevalue.Wecanpreservetherainswhilestillcollectingtheirfruits,nuts,and Youcanhelptoo! rthathelpJustknowinghowharmfulitistoIntheend,peoplelikeyouwillefforttosavetherain Re