In this set of materials‚ the reading passage describes the benefits of salvage logging‚ while the listening passage describes the harmful effects of it. The reading passage describes that due to the damage that occurs in forests as a result of fires and storms through the northwestern of the United States‚ a technique known as salvage logging is developed. It has beneficial effects on both forests and economy. First‚ fire cause the death of trees that if they are not removed‚ there will be no vacant
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The amazing Easter Island is an ancient civilization that started in 700 ad. It slowly grew into a great civilization in that time. The lorax is a movie about a man cutting down trees. It too was a great civilization but it was fictional. How do these two come together you ask hopefully u well know the answer to this question. First‚ the lorax is a fictional movie and book created by Dr. Seuss. It’s a story about a man that sees an opportunity to make money by cutting down trees and making thneeds
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Military macaws are typically inhabitants of forests in central and northern regions of South America and parts of Mexico. They are named after the military uniform‚ thanks to the resemblance of their green hued plumage. Even though they are unguarded and exposed to attacks in the wild‚ they fit the bill of an ideal pet. Due to its appearance‚ it is often confused with the great green macaw which is comparatively larger in size. Being one of the largest in the parrot family‚ they measure around
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Deforestation is a real threat to Haiti; its rapid occurrence has caused significant problems. In 1923 forests covered 60% of the land‚ in 2006 there was less than 2% of forest left. Haiti gets 77.3% of its electricity from burning fossil fuels; wood and charcoal. Its rapid population growth‚ poor agricultural practices and excessive wood harvesting has meant that 97% of the island is deforested with extensive soil erosion. Soil erosion has lowered the productivity of land decreasing agricultural
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The Greenbelt Movement Kappreccia Davis Grantham University The Greenbelt Movement Wangari Maathai is a smart and courageous woman she has helped her community and inspired the world in so many ways. She has helped the environment become much stronger and heathier so her people can leave better and won’t have to suffer. In my essay I’m going to talk about how she helped them and what work she did to make the environment better place to live.to make the forest more sustainably and how the
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Deciduous Forests INTRODUCTION A deciduous forest‚ simply described is a forest that is leafless during the winter. Eury species make up this type of forest‚ meaning that the species can tolerate a wide range of conditions. In the extreme northern latitudes‚ the growing season is short causing the trees to be leafless the majority of the year. The deciduous forest is subjected to distinct weather cycles and temperature shifts. In this area of the northeast we experience four distinct seasons‚ and
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African tree toads live in tropical lowland forest. The African tree toad is mostly found in the central part of Africa‚ the main countries are: Cameroon‚ Equatorial Guinea‚ Gabon‚ Nigeria and Democratic republic of congo. The African tree toad’s habitat must have plentiful water supply for them to survive. In order for all living organisms to survive‚ food must also be available. The Nectophryne afra is a carnivorous amphibian‚ they eat small invertebrates‚ like insects‚ worms and spiders. There
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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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environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest? Places where their used to be lush landscape‚ water‚ and food‚ there is now desert. People are starving‚ because resources they need and used to have are gone. Also they cannot plant anything there to get food from. Plus there is no water so they get dehydrated and cannot maintain sanitary lifestyles. In this way desertification has a bad impact on the environment of the Sahel to the rainforest. 4. How do the Sahara‚ Sahel‚ savanna‚ and tropical
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Amazon River and rainforest are located in Brazil‚ a country with more than 800‚000 square miles of coastline‚ and a landmass so large that its borders touch all but two of its neighboring countries (Rich‚ 1999). The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest‚ and for purposes of comparison‚ "its size is equivalent to one-half of the entire United States" (Rich‚ 1999). Although the need to protect this unique and valuable environment might seems obvious‚ the rainforest and its river
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