| A | B |
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| Tropic of Cancer | an imaginary line north of the equator |
| Tropic of Capricorn | an imaginary line south of the equator |
| forest floor | the layer of the rainforest that touches the ground |
| understory | smaller trees and bushes, the middle layer in a rainforest |
| canopy | near the top of the rainforest, densy leafy section |
| emergent layer | uppermost layer of the rainforest, only the tallest trees |
| slash and burn | a way of clearing the soil of trees that takes out most of the nutrients |
| extinction | last member of an animal or plant species dies out |
| epiphyte | plant that grows on another plant without damaging it |
| camouflage | method by which the surface of certain creatures is covered in patterns or colors matching their background |
| climate | the usual weather in a place |
| equator | an imaginary line around the middle of the earth |
| scarcity | resources that are hard to find or limited in an area |
| dense | crowded |
| mammal | a warm blooded animal with hair that feeds its young milk |
| reptile | a cold blooded animal with dry, scaly skin that lays eggs |
| amphibian | a cold blooded animal that spends part of its life in the water and part on land |
| bird | a warm blooded animal that lays eggs and has feathers |
