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Tropical Forests Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!

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How much you know about tropical forests — their animals, their products, their benefits, and their decline? Take our tropical forest quiz and find out!

1. How many tropical forest species do we lose every day worldwide because of deforestation?
   1. 25
   2. 50
   3. 4
   4. 34
2. Tropical forests provide ingredients for which of these useful everyday items?
   1. Medicines
   2. Coffee
   3. Shampoos
   4. All of the above
3. Tropical forests help regulate which of the following?
   1. Temperature and weather patterns
   2. Fires
   3. Minerals
   4. Food production
4. How many acres of tropical forests are there around the world today? (Hint: The figure is around one-half the number of acres of tropical forests worldwide in 1800.)
   1. 6.1 billion acres
   2. 3.6 billion acres
   3. 2.5 billion acres
   4. 9.5 million acres
5. Which of these animals is found in tropical forests?
   1. Jaguars
   2. Ocelots
   3. Capuchin monkeys
   4. All of the above
6. Which of these is a type of wood found in tropical forests?
   1. Teak
   2. Mahogany
   3. Sandalwood
   4. All of the above
7. How many acres of tropical forests are lost around the world each year?
   1. 80 million acres
   2. 77,000 acres
   3. 42 million acres
   4. 100,000 acres
8. Which of the following forests is not found in the Caribbean or Meso-American Regions?
   1. Maya Forest
   2. Spinal Forest
   3. The Amazon
   4. The Mosquitia

Tropical Forest Quiz Scoring Guide

• 0-2 correct: Hmmm... You still have a lot to learn about tropical forests!
• 3-5 correct: You are getting there. Here are some fast facts to help you do better!
• 6-8 correct: You are a tropical forest whiz! Check out some neat pictures in our slideshow.