Text 1: All About the Amazon Rain Forest
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The Amazon Rain Forest is in South America. Life on Earth depends on the Amazon Rain Forest.
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A large number of the world's animals, plants, and insects live in the Amazon Rain Forest. Monkeys, black panthers, and thousands of insects live there. Many of the plants in the rain forest are important to humans. They are often used in medicines that help sick people. The trees in the rain forest take harmful gasses out of the air and replace them with clean oxygen for us to breathe.
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The Amazon Rain Forest is home to many important animals and plants. Living things depend on the Amazon Rain Forest, including humans!
Text 2: Forests are Everywhere!
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Forests are found all around the world. About one–third of Earth's surface is covered in forests.
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Some forests are tropical and warm. Others are cold year–round. Every forest is different, but they all have many trees. Trees help keep our planet healthy. They take in harmful gasses and produce oxygen. Oxygen is the air that we breathe. Forests also help keep water clean. Rivers flowing through forests can pick up chemicals and other waste. Plants on the forest floor catch some of this waste, making the water clean and safe for animals to drink.
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Forests and the plants that grow there are very important. Without them, life on Earth would not be possible.
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How do both texts support the idea that forests help keep people healthy?
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by explaining that the plants in forests help clean water in rivers
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by explaining that many of the world's animals live in forests
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by explaining that forests can be found everywhere on Earth
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by explaining that forests take in harmful gases and create oxygen