without the Amazon rainforest? The Amazon covers forty percent of South America and produces twenty percent of the Earth’s oxygen. It holds over ten million species of animals and over forty thousand different types of plants. This is the most biodiverse rainforest on the planet. It hold everything from the Brazilin Wandering Spider to the Green Anaconda. The Amazon Rainforest holds more than just animals and plants‚ it also holds ancient Indian tribes that call the rainforest their home. These tribes
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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS - WHERE AND WHAT ARE THEY? _______________________________________________ Tropical rainforests are found across the world between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer‚ 22.5° North and 22.5° South of the Equator. Almost half of the remaining tropical rainforest is found in tropical America‚ a bit more than a third in Asia and Oceania‚ and fifteen percent in Africa. Tropical rainforests cover approximately 8% of the world’s land surface - an area of approximately
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* Located in South America‚ the Amazon Rainforest spans over the Amazon basin of South America‚ stretching over 2.1 million square miles. * The Amazon Rainforest spans over nine countries‚ including Brazil‚ Peru‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Bolivia‚ Guyana‚ Suriname and French Guiana. * 60% of the Amazon Rainforest is contained within the borders of Brazil. * The map coordinates of the Amazon Rainforest center is 3° 9′ 36″ S‚ 60° 1′ 48″ W. * The region has an average temperature
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What is happening to the Amazon Region? The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world which covers over five and half a million square kilometers. Over half of the Amazon is located in Brazil but also in South American countries; Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Guyana‚ Bolivia and Suriname. (Science Kids‚ 2013). During the past 40 years‚ 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been cut down‚ this percentage could be higher but was not put in account due to logging.this causes
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Disease‚ Hunger‚ Poverty‚ etc. Most people do not think of the Amazon rainforest as a global issue‚ but it is swiftly becoming a large problem. The Amazon rainforest is covers a vast area of South America‚ housing some of the most magnificent plant species and animals‚ some found nowhere else in the world. Loggers‚ a group of people that use the rainforest to cut down the trees for wood‚ are a huge problem in the rainforest. Deforestation is killing acres and acres of land‚ cause at least 35 species
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The rainforest destruction has been greatly disturbing to the indigenous people. Their cultures and traditions have been forgotten‚ due to the relying of the city life. Therefore‚ city life would be enhanced greatly‚ crushing and disrupting the old traditions. Without traditional foods and methods to sustain food‚ indigenous people have to integrate with mainstream societies. Once the rainforests have been logged‚ settles would greatly claim for the logged land. Due to the activity or agriculture
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Located in South America‚ the Amazon rainforest covers a span of about 3.5 million square miles in several different countries‚ making it the world’s largest rainforest. Rainforests are characterized by the heavy rainfall they receive which is a minimum of six and a half feet a year. Also‚ they can either be tropical or temperate‚ and they are found on nearly every continent‚ not including Antarctica. They are also composed of several vertical layers. The canopy‚ the uppermost layer‚ is the “tops
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Rainforests are the most important places on earth. Rainforests are home to about fifty million people and millions of species of animals‚ plants‚ and insects. The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon rainforest which grows in nine different countries in Latin America. Amazon rainforest has the second longest river in the world which is called Amazon River. Rainforest has many different species of animals‚ birds and insects. Some are strange‚ some are beautiful‚ and some are even new
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1. Where Are The Worlds Rainforests Located? Tropical rainforests are located around the equator. The weather is bright and sunny for about the same time every year‚ the reason for this being is because they’re located between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer‚ were sun consistently shines. On a yearly basis approximately 160-400 inches (4‚064mm-10‚160mm) of rainfall is recorded on average for each rainforest‚ surprisingly these sunny and wet conditions are quite stable. The top 5 countries with
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Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon Rainforest is a unique habitat filled with wildlife. With its tropical weather‚ the Amazon has an abundance amount of rain per year. In addition to that‚ this forest has a vast variety of animals and plants. All of these add to the water vapor going into the air. WIth all these vast variety of animals and plants‚ there is probably a lot of evaporation going on. The Amazon Rainforest is one of a variety of tropical rainforests. It is normal for tropical rainforests to be
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