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Rainforests Oxygen Exotic Conserve Beneficial

Cloud forests are located at the tops of mountains near the equator in Africa and Central and South America. Their height allows for the formation of clouds among the trees, which pull water out of the clouds that gathers on their leaves and drips into streams that provide water crucial for plants and people. Cloud forests contain countless unique species of plants and are being destroyed by deforestation, but efforts to protect them have had little success so far.

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Rainforests Oxygen Exotic Conserve Beneficial

Cloud forests are located at the tops of mountains near the equator in Africa and Central and South America. Their height allows for the formation of clouds among the trees, which pull water out of the clouds that gathers on their leaves and drips into streams that provide water crucial for plants and people. Cloud forests contain countless unique species of plants and are being destroyed by deforestation, but efforts to protect them have had little success so far.

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A DYING FOREST

Rainforests provide much of the world’s oxygen supply. But


the forests’ exotic trees and animals are being killed to make
room for farmers and roads. People have been trying
to conserve rainforests for years. But another type of forest—the
cloud forest—is just as beneficial to humans. Cloud forests are
also in danger of disappearing, but little is being done to save
them.

These forests are located at the tops of mountains, generally


near the equator. These humid, wooded mountaintops are
mainly in African and Central and South American countries.
They are called “cloud forests” because their height allows for
the formation of clouds among the trees.

Rainforests produce large amounts of oxygen. Cloud forests


produce comparative amounts of water. The trees in these
forests pull water out of the clouds. The moisture gathers on the
leaves. When it drips, it is deposited into streams. The streams
flow into towns at the bottom of the mountain. Then,
it’s distributed to people. The yearly cumulative rainfall in these
areas is 173-198 centimeters. Cloud forests can pull in up to 60
percent of that. This water is crucial to the plants and the people
in the area. It helps them survive.

Cloud forests are also the birthplace of countless species of


plants that can’t be found anywhere else. One small cloud forest
has the capacity for as many types of plants as there are in all of
Europe. There are so many, in fact, that scientists haven’t made
a comprehensive list of them yet.

These forests are being destroyed with increasing frequency.


Trees are being cut down, and roads are being built in their place.
Some people have an objective to get federal money to protect
the forests. But they have had little success. Another strategy is
to replace the destroyed plants. That, too, has been difficult
because the plants are so unique. There’s plenty of work to be
done, but saving the cloud forests is still a possibility.

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Answer the questions.

1. Where are cloud forests located?


a. Near the equator
b. In rainforests
c. On farms
d. In Europe
2. How do the trees in cloud forests make water?
a. They pull it in from clouds.
b. They allow the formation of clouds.
c. They let it gather in leaves.
d. They pull it in from streams.
3. What did the monkeys eat while they were in the cages?
a. About 188 centimeters
b. More than 178 centimeters
c. Up to 60 percent
d. Less than rainforests
4. Why do some people want federal money?
a. To plant more trees
b. To build more roads
c. To make room for farmers
d. To protect the forests

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