Deforestation is simply the means of removing trees and forests‚ generally through burning or cutting. In this paper I will cover South America where deforestation mainly takes place as needs in agriculture rise requiring more land. In the tropical regions there are mainly three types of deforestation that take place. Firstly‚ in poor economy countries such as South America‚ poor citizens turn to agriculture for feeding their families. Farmers use agricultural settlements and then cut down acres
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since the fears of extinction the jaguars have moved to the undeveloped rain forests in Latin America. Jaguars are being killed due to many people fearing for their own lives and many are also being killed to protect cattle. Jaguars do stalk and ambush their prey‚ however‚ they rarely ever attack man. One of the main reasons that jaguars are still living is that they can adapt to many habitats‚ from tropical rain forests and swampy areas to scrub lands and grasslands. II. Jaguars are part of the
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also affect local weather conditions by creating rainfall and moderating temperatures. Different types of tropical rainforest in Belize? It’s a diversity of habitats ranging from mountain pine forest in the west‚ to mixed pine and oak forests‚ pine savannah in the north and coastal mangrove forests. Examples of an endangered species in tropical rainforests? What is the IUCN status of the organism?
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Anyone who tours Utah’s Fishlake National Forest is likely to marvel at its beautiful grove of aspen trees. However‚ the 47‚000 trees in this woodlands area are not individual trees. They share a single root system and even originated from the same seed. As such‚ they make up the Pando Clone‚ which scientists believe is the world’s largest living thing. Pando is a Latin word that means “I spread.” It is an apt name for this gigantic tree system. The Pando Clone expands across 106 acres of land
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system; dirt; benefits; world-wide; failures; industrial deforestation. The farming systems of the Aztecs had cool characteristics. Slash and burn farming is a method of cutting down the trees and burning the trees to make lands for farming in the forest. “Slash” I allowed to dry until the rainiest part of the year. Farmers begin to prepare a field by cutting down the trees. The slash and burn farming has to be done carefully because the soil can be washed away from a flood. Every step of the farming
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There are many countries in the Carribean. One of them is Puerto Rico. It is located between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In addition Puerto Rico is also to the east of the dominican Republic‚ with a longitude and lattitude of 18° 15" N and 66° 30" W. Puerto Rico is a tremendously small country‚ being at aproximately 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Puerto Rico’s land is 60% mountainous. Its main mountain range the Cordillera Central or the Central Mountains Range‚ which extends
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The Amazon is a huge region that is across the eight developing countries‚ Brazil‚ Peru‚ Bolivia‚ Colombia‚Ecuador‚ Guyana‚ Venezuela‚ Suriname and French Guiana‚ which have been destroyed since 1978. The Amazon have millions of species and thousands of birds and butterflies. Deforestation in the Amazon was mainly because of farmers‚ who cut down trees to produce crops for their families and local consumption. But in the 20th century‚ that began to change by industrial activities‚ agriculture and
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watershed of the Amazonian central plain‚ i.e. all water drains down into the Amazon. It stretches 340 km west of the join between the Jaú and Negro rivers between 1°40’-3°00’S and 61°26’- 64°00’W. It covers an area of 23‚000 km² making it the largest forest wildlife park in South America. Being in such a forested area it has a high amount of rainfall each year accompanied by a warm and humid climate‚ reaching up to 2000mm or rainfall per year. 2. Why is it a UNESCO world heritage site: outline the
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Class – IV Social Studies MM-50 Q1. Name the type of forest to which the following trees belong: __ / 5 Tree Type of forest ___________________________ Ebony tree ___________________________
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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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