Recently, 5M have been learning about tropical environments. Listen as we take you on a trip to the Amazonian rainforest.

To start you off, we will teach you a few facts about the Amazon.

1. Oddly enough, the Amazon is actually the name of the river that runs through the forest, so strictly, the forest should be called the Amazonian Rainforest.

2.There are four layers: the forest floor, the understory, the canopy and the emergent layer.

3.A large amount of animals live in the Amazon. Generally, the larger animals live on the forest floor apart from a few exceptions.

4.Over 70% of the rainforests animals live in the canopy layer. The canopy is the 2nd highest layer of the rainforest. The highest is the emergent layer, as it is

made up of the tallest trees.

Amazon Rainforest