A Territory of Forest: teacher key

Philippine Eagles, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. A pair of Philippine eagles needs a large territory of forest. Read about where the eagles live, how slowly they raise young and what they hunt.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How big is the territory of a pair of Philippine eagles?
   • 60 to 130 square kilometers (answer)
   • 1 to 2 square kilometers
   • 600 to 1,300 square kilometers
2. Which animals are the main prey of Philippine eagles on Mindanao?
   • Flying lemurs (answer)
   • Fish
   • Deer
3. How old are Philippine eagles when they reach adulthood?
   • 1 to 2 years
   • 5 to 7 years (answer)
   • 12 to 15 years
4. Who declared the Philippine eagle the national bird in 1995?
   • A scientist
   • A king
   • President Fidel Ramos (answer)
5. Why might a pair of eagles need a large area of forest?
   • Their territory is large (answer)
   • They dislike trees
   • They eat only plants

Words

• territory: home area
• prey: hunted animals
• adulthood: grown-up age
• estimated: a careful guess
• dipterocarp: a giant tree