Daintree Rainforest

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/daintree-rainforest

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is the Daintree Rainforest?Approximately 1,200 square kilometers
2. What is the location?Northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia, approximately 105 km north of Cairns
3. What is the age?Estimated to be around 180 million years old, predating the dinosaurs
4. How old is the Daintree Rainforest?It is about 180 million years old, older than the Amazon and even older than dinosaurs.
5. Why is the Daintree Rainforest special for animals and plants?It keeps many unique species, like cassowaries, tree kangaroos, and special ferns, and it shows how life can survive through big climate changes.

Gondwana: An ancient supercontinent that existed from the late Neoproterozoic to the early Jurassic periods.
Biodiversity Hotspot: A biogeographic region with a significant amount of endemic species that is threatened by human activity.
Habitat Fragmentation: The process by which large, continuous habitats are broken down into smaller, isolated patches.