Amazon Rainforest Research Paper
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest on earth. It takes up 40 percent of South American continents and includes 8 parts of South American countries. The Amazon Rainforest has the 2 largest rivers on earth, the Amazon River and the Nile River. The Amazon is the world’s largest in terms of discharge.
The Amazon River is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of its volume of its flow and the area of its basin. The total length of this river is at least 4,000 miles, which makes it slightly shorter than the Nile.
The Nile River is the world’s longest river. Its length is at least 4,100 miles and drains an area about 1,293,000 square miles. Most Egyptians live near the Nile because it offers food, water,transportation and …show more content…
This includes 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 430 amphibian species, 3,000 fish species, and 380 reptile species.
One of the most dangerous animal in the Amazon Rainforest is the Green Anaconda growing over 30 feet and weighing in at over 50 pounds. The Green Anaconda coils around its prey and drags it into the water suffocating it then swallows it whole.
The largest tree in the Amazon Rainforest is the Kapok. This tree can reach up to 200 feet in height. Some of theses trees can grow as much as 13 feet per year! Since this tree is very tall it covers over other rainforest vegetation. The trunk of the Kapok tree can expand to 9 or 10 feet in diameter.The Kapok tree produces anywhere between 500 and 4.00 fruits at one time, with each one fruit containing 200 seeds.
If you were in the Amazon and it started to rain you would have about 10 minutes to find a dry place to stay until the rain stopped. In the Amazon Rainforest the trees are packed so tightly together that it takes about 10 minutes for the rain to reach the ground.
No matter how far away you live from the region, the Amazon rainforest plays a huge role in your life. And we all need to play a role in protecting the homes of thousands of people, plants, and animals that live in this
The Amazon River is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of its volume of its flow and the area of its basin. The total length of this river is at least 4,000 miles, which makes it slightly shorter than the Nile.
The Nile River is the world’s longest river. Its length is at least 4,100 miles and drains an area about 1,293,000 square miles. Most Egyptians live near the Nile because it offers food, water,transportation and …show more content…
This includes 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 430 amphibian species, 3,000 fish species, and 380 reptile species.
One of the most dangerous animal in the Amazon Rainforest is the Green Anaconda growing over 30 feet and weighing in at over 50 pounds. The Green Anaconda coils around its prey and drags it into the water suffocating it then swallows it whole.
The largest tree in the Amazon Rainforest is the Kapok. This tree can reach up to 200 feet in height. Some of theses trees can grow as much as 13 feet per year! Since this tree is very tall it covers over other rainforest vegetation. The trunk of the Kapok tree can expand to 9 or 10 feet in diameter.The Kapok tree produces anywhere between 500 and 4.00 fruits at one time, with each one fruit containing 200 seeds.
If you were in the Amazon and it started to rain you would have about 10 minutes to find a dry place to stay until the rain stopped. In the Amazon Rainforest the trees are packed so tightly together that it takes about 10 minutes for the rain to reach the ground.
No matter how far away you live from the region, the Amazon rainforest plays a huge role in your life. And we all need to play a role in protecting the homes of thousands of people, plants, and animals that live in this