GettoKnowOurEarth 奇妙的地球

Which rainforest is the largest？ Where is the coldest place on Earth？ And where is the hottest？ April 22 is Earth Day. Let’s find the answers.

The largest rainforest最大的雨林

It’s the Amazon Rainforest（亚马逊雨林）.lt is 7，000，000 km’， as large as l billion soccer fields（足球场）.It is in South America（南美洲）.It is a kingdom for plants and animals.

The highest waterf.ll最高的瀑布

It’s Angel Falls（天使瀑布）. It’s 979 meters high， as high as a 326-storey house. It’s in a national park（国家公园） in Venezuela（委内瑞拉）.

The most active volcano最活跃的火山

'sKilauea Voleano（基拉韦厄火山）.It has been erupting（一直喷发）sinee 1983.It is in Hawaii（夏威夷），the US.

The coldest place最冷的地方

It’s Antarctica. The temperature there can be -94.2 ℃. It is a very cold place. But it’s full of animals.

The hottest place最热的地方

It’s El Azizia（埃尔·阿兹兹亚） in Libya（利比亚）， Africa. The temperature there can be 57.8 ℃.

Fun facts about Earth

太阳系第五大行星

There are eight planets in the solar system（太阳系）. Earth is the fifth largest planet.

地球应叫“水球”

Water covers 70% of Earth’s surface. And 97% of the water is salted. Only 3% of the water is fresh.

一天不是24小时

There are not 24 hours in an Earth day. There are only 23 hours， 56 minutes and 4 seconds.

每天越37万人出生

About 370，000 babies are born on Earth every day.

words

rainforest /ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/ n.（热带）雨林 billion /ˈbɪljən/ n.十亿

kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ n.王国 toucan /ˈtuːkæn/ n.巨嘴鸟

beak /biːk/ n. 鸟嘴 storey /ˈstɔːri/ n. 楼层，层

Antarctica /ænˈtɑːktɪkə/ n. 南极洲 seal /siːl/ n.海豹

cover /ˈkʌvə（r）/ v.覆盖 surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ n.表面

salted /ˈsɔːltɪd/ adj.咸水的 fresh /freʃ/ adj.淡水的