HESI A2 Reading Comp. V2 questions and answers well illustrated.

HESI A2 Reading Comp. V2 questions and answers well illustrated. V2: Bicycles Changing Time Glass Healthcare Homonyms Isaac Asimov Jazz Laughter Lightning Mr. Rogers Nurseries Rainforest Electoral College Extras - correct answers. Amazon RainforestAbout 6% of the earth is covered by rainforests. The largest rainforest in the world is theAmazon Basin, which stretches over 2.3 million square miles in nine different South American countries. This area is double the length of all the other remaining rainforests in the world. Brazil contains 60%of the Amazonian rainforest since it lies at the mouth of the river Amazon. This river is the second largest in the world and contains more than one-fifth of the world's freshwater. The Amazon rainforest is a type of wet broadleaf forest. The weather there is very humid and warm as it rains quite a bit. Because of the high rainfall, the forest is very rich and green. The tree leaves are pointed and narrow so that the raindrops can easily drop off wet plants. This tropical rainforest has more living species than the entire European continent. There are over 400 types of insects living in one single rain forest tree for a total of 2.5 million species. One square kilometer