In her article "Carving up the Amazon" (Nature 3/22/2014)‚ Barbara Fraser descripes the effects of road construction and deforestation in the Amazon and on a global scale. Fraser states that rainforest destruction began in the 1970s. Since then‚ the road network has extended year by year. The forest must be cut down and the roads offer a way to penetrate the forest and destroy large parts of it. This causes changes in the remaining forest. One of the consequences of the construction of roads is
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Nathan Updike English 101 Unit Four Project: Deforestation in the Amazon The Amazon Jungle is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is nearly 6 million square kilometers in size and houses the widest variety of plant and animal life than any other place on the planet. It also is home to the second largest river on Earth‚ the Amazon River. The jungle is mostly in Brazil‚ but it also spreads to eight neighboring countries in South America; Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Guyana
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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 cattle ranching. The Amazon have over half of the earth’s remaining rainforest‚ which is a home to many living plants and animals‚ Over the past 40 years‚ around 20% of the Amazon has been cut down‚ which plays an important role in the global carbon
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Sister Dorothy was a woman who wanted to get her word out and make what people thought was impossible‚ possible. That is one of the reasons why I admire her the most‚ she was convinced that she was able to rebuild the forest to make it where it was before. I also admired her courageousness to step out and do the job even though she was on the death list in the Amazon. She knew what she was doing everyday was a possibility of her getting punished by the gunmen. There are not a lot of people in this
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for a large biomass of vegetation too‚ which means lots of species can grow and provide food for a large variety of animal species‚ further increasing biodiversity. Papua New Guinea (PNG) possesses one of the planet’s largest remaining tropical rainforest. At least seventy-five percent of its original forest cover is still standing‚ occupying vast‚ biologically rich tracts over 100‚000 square miles in all. Its forests provide the habitat
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to fight cancer‚ AIDS‚ and other serious human diseases. Lastly the Rain forests rich and unique biodiversity makes it a popular tourist destination. The tropical rainforest are being destroyed daily and at a fast rate. Different factors contribute to the wreckage of the
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percent of the Earth’s land area. This percentage is falling drastically. Deforestation is the process of forests being cleared through logging and/or burning to use for timber or to use the area for other purposes. Many estimate that the Earth’s rainforests will be completely wiped out in 100 years. The World Wildlife Fund is the leading organization in the fight to prevent deforestation. Along with protesting‚ petitioning‚ and working with companies and governmental organizations to fight deforestation
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1.)Which statement correctly describes the conditions that most likely encouraged the biodiversity that exists today in the tropical forest? a tropical rain forest represents a closed system using insect or animal pollination in which species evolve independently of other ecosystems 2.) An examination of biodiversity in tropical rain forest indicates that this habitat occupies ____ of the earth’s surface and contains ______ of all plants and animals on earth. 7% 50% 3.) Tropical rain forests
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In class‚ we watched a documentary about the geography and wildlife of the Amazon rainforest tilted “The Amazon: The Flooded Forest.” The film covered a wide variety of the unique ecosystem of the Amazon Rainforest and described them well. The film covers the studies of Michael Goulding‚ a conservation scientist studying wildlife of the Amazon. During the film‚ many traits about the Amazon are discussed at length. One of the most unique characteristics of the Amazon is its people. The indigenous
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shelter‚ and more. If the forests of the Amazon continue to perish‚ all of Brazil will be impacted by the consequences‚ which will then transfer into catastrophic alterations. Place describes what an area‚ such as the Amazonian rainforest‚ is like. This particular rainforest is wet‚ humid‚ and full of trees and wildlife. This “place” will switch over to vast‚ hot‚ empty farmland with the continuation of cutting the Amazonian trees. Altering “place” will lead to the death of wildlife‚ or the adaption
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