The Amazon River is the largest river in South America by volume. The Amazon River contains many wildlife and plant species. The Amazon River is in a rainforest in Brazil. The Amazon River has a lot of rare and exotic fish. The Amazon River has a lot of animals that will attack humans off of self defense‚ hunger‚ or aggression. Britannica.com The Amazon River is more than 4‚000 miles long. Fish are very common in this river it is a good place to go fishing. There are fish like pirarucu different
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to the restriction in the availability of nutrients and water. - Other interesting facts: - Most tropical dry forests have been burned to make way for farmland. Also‚ there are more tropical dry-forests then tropical rainforests. - Tropical dry forests‚ in contrast to rainforest‚ have to survive a long dry season each year‚ so the predominantly deciduous trees shed their leaves to cope with it. -There are almost 2‚000 scorpion species‚ but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a
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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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Have you ever heard of Machu Picchu? Machu Picchu is the beautiful stone carvings made in the Andes Mountains. Machu Picchu is such a wonderful place to travel because it has so much history behind it‚ also it is located in a beautiful setting‚ and its mysterious. Machu Picchu is an amazing place to travel because it has so much history behind it‚ how it got there‚ who discovered it‚ and much more. The carvings were built by the Inca ruler Manco II in 1535 when he fled the spanish conquest. These
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preformed extensive research concerning amphibians. They have come to find that there are 448 species of frogs and toads‚ 30 of which are extinct‚ and 250 of which are endangered. Mike Ceasar suggests that one of the reasons that these creatures are disappearing is because of their soft‚ permeable skin. They are significantly more defenseless against change in the environment. With the affects of ozone depletion in Ecuador‚ glass frogs are having to withstand a warmer overall temperature which can seriously
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Equatorial climate Is a type of climate that is hot and wet throughout the year. Rainfall is heavy and falls during most afternoons. There are no winters or summers(seasons). One day is similar to the next. Biome A very large ecosystem such as rainforests. Erosion Process of transportation Conditions in which the earth’s surface is worn away by the action of water and wind Desert An environment or region that receives very little precipitation (rain). Defined as areas that receive an annual precipitation
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Tikal National Park The Tropical Rain Forest in Tikal National Park in Guatemala is alive with interesting plant life‚ animals‚ and beautiful views. The Guatemalans are adept at using the gifts the Rain Forest offers in their daily lives. Tikal National Rain Forest is found in Guatemala‚ South America. It rains for part of the day during most of the year. Rainfall averages about one hundred eight inches but can reach up to four hundred inches. The tropical climate produces hot‚ humid weather
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Deforestation in the tropics Rainforests are being destroyed at an astounding rate. The land is being cleared away for the pure interest of money and nobody of these capitalists thinks about it’s importance. It supports millions of plant‚ animal and insect species. Tropics produce more than 20% of our oxygen on the planet and that’s not all‚ we use huge amount of plants from there to provide ourselves with medics and drugs. I understand capitalistic view and I respect it‚ but it is not normal
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number of people disappearing in Argentina. After figuring out this the story makes a little more sense. The story itself has many extensions of conflicts. To me I thought the story was a multi-layered metaphor had irony and almost like a parody of what was happening in real life. The whole theme of the story is related to real life time and place‚ this story is like a twist or different way of interpreting what was happening in Argentina during 1965-1979‚ people were disappearing and people were
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important and urgent issue today. This word means the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment. Nowadays‚ this relation is damaged. Our environment suffers from ecological problems‚such as: air and water pollution‚ rainforest destruction‚ extinction of plants and animals.If there is a problem – there should be some solutions as well. To begin with‚ one of the biggest ecological problem is water pollution. Water is being polluted by waste products from factories.
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