Questions about the Sumatran Rainforest

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From Hillary and Meghan of Stevenson Elementary in Ransomville, N.Y.

1. "Do you think the Rainforest should be called " THE WORLD'S GREATEST EXPERIENCE OF LIFE?"
Why or why not?"
2. "What is it like to live in the rain forest?"
3. "Did you find any caves?
If so, what did it look like?"

From Heather and Brandon of Stevenson Elementary in Ransomville, N.Y.

4. What is causing the extinction of the jungle so quickly?

From Jim and Derek of Stevenson Elementary in Ransomville, N.Y.

5. Are the signs of destruction visible in the rainforest?
6. How old is the rainforest?
From Shatina of Worthington Hooker School, New Haven CT

7. What is it like in a rainforest?
From Casmin of Worthington Hooker School, New Haven CT

8. Why are people killing the animals and cutting down trees?
From Douglas of Worthington Hooker School, New Haven CT

9. Are parakeets in the rainforest because I had a parakeet that died and I want to know if it should have been there in the rainforest instead of a cage.
From Danielle of Worthington Hooker School, New Haven CT

10. I mean why do people take animals and sell them for money?
From Chase and Roger of Helena Flats School in Kalispell, Montana.

11. Do you like it in the rainforest? Do you do a lot of hiking? What kind of scientific stuff do you do?
From Scott and Lindsay from Christiansburg Middle School in Virginia, USA

12. Might you be threatening the bats when you go into the cave? How are you preventing harm to them?
From Scott and Lindsay from Christiansburg Middle School in Virginia, USA

13. We have some great white water rafting nearby in West VA. Do you know how your white water rafting will compare to this?
Is there a scale to measure how difficult it is?
14. What archaeological sites will you visit? What are the archaeologists looking for there?
15. Can you tell us what animals you see when camping in the rainforest?
Will you interact with them?
From Donald of Delmar Elementary School, Maryland

16. What are you planing to do when you get to the rainforest? Do you know what it may look like?
From Nancy of Meeker Middle School, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A

17. I personally haven't gone or seen a rainforest. It must be very interesting to see such things growing on the earth's surface. I wonder what it's like? I bet the trees are very tall and green. What kinds of animals or wild life live in there? How much rain does it rain over there? Is the rainforest like a desert or does it flood? Or is it between?
From Sara of Meeker Middle School, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A

18. Do you have other rainforests in Saudi Arabia? What are some of the other thing you will be exploring there? The Rainforest near us is very pretty. It is about three and a half hours away from Tacoma Washington, where we live. What kinds of animals live there? Does it rain a lot there, or is it very hot?
From Eddie of Delmar Elementary School, Maryland

19.Lavanya, are you going hiking on a mountain?
Answer from Patricia:

When we go we'll be interviewing people and getting lots of interesting stuff about Sumatra and the Rain forest. Till then, I can't really tell you anything about it without sounding like an ignorant idiot.
Till then, see ya!
Signed,
Patricia of Dhahran School in Saudi Arabia
Answer from Laura:

When we get to Sumatra, we are going to be interviewing some people like park rangers, shopkeepers, school children, teacher, and also house wives.
We want to find out about how they feel about saving the rain forest.
Tarimakasi-Thank you,
Laura of Dhahran School in Saudi Arabia
Answer from Lavanya:

Hey! It's really cool that so many people are keeping up with our Sumatra thing. Yes, rain forests are important because they supply us and the animals with oxygen and food.
But also, the rain forest has a lot (like millions) of undiscovered species of plants and animals. A lot of the plants may have medicinal value, but if we keep hacking at the rain forest, we won't be able to study them.
I think I can give you a vague idea of why people are killing the animals and trees. You see, lots of people are kinda poor in Sumatra, and poaching is a big business.
Yes, it is harmful to the animals, but sometimes, it is the only way a person can make a little money on the side. So these selfish people plunder the forest, and kill the off or capture the animals, such as orangutans.

As for cutting down the trees, many people in Sumatra are farmers, but the soil in the rain forest is not that fertile. So after a short while, they have to move from the area that they already cut down, to go to another uncut area, and cut all of it down.
That would be okay if there were only a few farmers, but unfortunately, there are many, many farmers in Sumatra.
Lavanya of Dhahran School in Saudi Arabia

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