HESI A2 Reading Comprehension Passages - V2

1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Amazon Rainforest? Its precipitation 2. How can you describe the Amazon rainforest? (Choose 2 answers) (A)It rains all time there so the forest is always green. (C)The plants are shaped so that rainwater can pour off them. 3. Which of the following is true about the Amazon Basin? It is more than one-fifth of all the other rainforests in the world. 4. Look at the end of paragraph 2. What does the author refer to when he says "rich and diverse land" at the beginning of paragraph 3? 2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest 5. What does the sentence "people of Brazil farm in an environmentally friendly way" mean in paragraph 3? They do not poison the soil when farming.