1. How much rain forest exists in Togo?
   
   
   
2. Name a type of tree that can attain heights of up to 60 metres, and diameters of 1.8 metres.
   
   
   
3. Why do bacteria and other micro-organisms thrive in the top layer of soil in a tropical rain forest?
   
   
   
4. State the average temperature and rainfall that is required for a tropical rain forest to occur.
   
   
   
5. Name three common epiphytes.
   
   
   
6. Why do most of the rain forest’s animals live in the canopy?
   
   
   
7. Name two types of large ape that are in danger of becoming extinct due to the impact of the timber trade.
   
   
   
8. What is the aim of the Forest Stewardship Council?
   
   

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