The rain forest is possibly the most diverse environment in the world it contains 90% of the world animal and plant life and has weather that changes rapidly. But every minute acres of this forest are being cut down. Loggers are mainly after the trees like mahogany‚ which sell for more money‚ but in this process they cut down and destroy masses of other plant life. They have tried to make logging more economic by using selective logging which is searching the forest for these good trees then cutting
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last two years I have learned that it is necessary to have balance my life. I decided to reward myself for achieving and maintaining this balance with a vacation to Hawaii. While there I enjoyed the beach‚ visited a volcano‚ explored a tropical rain forest‚ and slept outdoors. Immediately upon arrival I headed to the beach and buried my feet in the gleaming hot white sand. I stood on the edge of this breathtaking tropical island and saw water so blue‚ that it more resembled liquid sapphire. The ocean’s
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Why should tropical rain forests be conserved? Tropical rainforests are thought to posses more plants and animals than any other forests on earth. Most tropical rainforests are located around and near the equator‚ they have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years. But they are among the most endangered ecosystems globally due to humans. They are an important part of human life and are know as the “lungs of the planet” they have many animals‚ and many natural medicines come from tropical
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Animals Kinkajou: honey bear Genus:potos Spiecies:flavus habitat Fifty degrees North to fifteen degrees South‚ and thirty-five degrees to sixty-five degrees in the Amazon Rainforest lives a mammal called the kinkajou. The kinkajou mostly sleeps in the upper canopy‚ hiding in the holes of the trees during the day napping. It’s a cute little animal with the body grows from 16 to 30 inches; its tail grows from 15 to 33 inches. Its shoulder height is up to 10 inches and it weights 3 to 10 pounds
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is it being destroyed? An area the size of a football pitch is being destroyed every second. Structure of the Rainforest The rainforest is made up of 4 layers: Emergent Layer- The tallest trees are in this layer they can be 200 feet above the forest floor. These trees can also have trunks that are 16 feet round. Animals found here include eagles‚ bats‚ monkeys and butterflies. Canopy Layer- This layer forms a type of roof above the rest of the layers. There are many trees in this layer‚ many
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Mediterranean Scrub Introduction: Regions of Mediterranean-type climate occur roughly between 30° and 40° latitude on the west coasts of continents‚ where offshore there are cold ocean currents. Each region in which the Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands occur is island-like in character and thus there is frequently a high degree of endemism. Comparative studies of the several regional expressions of this biome reveal interesting examples of convergent evolution in plant families and birds (but
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Introduction Deforestation is the process of clearing the forest by cutting down the trees for fulfilling different demands. Forest has a vital role in meeting people’s needs. Therefore people usually cut down the trees of the forest without having proper knowledge. Indeed‚ exploit of land really lend a big helping to grow in economic. For example‚ exploit of land is for wider develop range‚ the lands is use to build households‚ buildings and as we know trees had a very high demand all across
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persistent friends‚ I finally gave in. It was a trip for sheer relaxation and nature learning. All six of us – Ainul‚ Dayang‚ Farah‚ Suhaila‚ Yus and I finally agreed to meet up at the school’s bus stop before embarking on our journey into the virgin forest. As I was half way walking towards the school‚ it suddenly started raining. I hastened my steps to the school’s bus stand. Luckily for me‚ it started pouring when I arrived near the school. Only then‚ I realized that I was 10 minutes late for the
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The tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Just a few thousand years ago forests covered 14 percent of the Earth ’s land surface‚ or 5 billion acres. Humans already have destroyed half of this rain forest area‚ with most damage occurring in the last 200 years. Many of the main causes of the rainforest destruction include: logging‚ agriculture-shifted‚ cultivators‚ agricultures-cash‚ crops and cattle‚ ranching‚ fuelwood‚ large dams‚ mining and
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rainfall. Dry or hot climates occurs in December through August. Rainy or wet seasons take place April through May and October through November. Columbia makes up 10% of the world’s species! Hundreds of different species live in these tropical forests. Beautiful soil‚ lands and great waters help bring life all around this nation. Columbia’s biggest population are birds‚ reaching over 1‚800 species of birds. Monkeys‚ giant pandas‚ bears‚ fishes‚ frogs‚ wolves‚ snakes‚ otters‚ and tigers are all common
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