available arable land‚ the Amazonian Rainforest is a tempting place to turn into agricultural lots. Although expanding agriculture into Amazonia appears to benefit the people by
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Period 2 4-11-12 They Should Be Saved Rainforests cover about six percent of the world. Millions of tribal people inhabit these rainforests. A little less than fifty percent of the world’s animals and insects live in the rainforests. Although rainforests seem so important‚ they are being destroyed at an alarming rate today. Humans should stop cutting down rainforests because destroying them causes plants and insects to become endangered and there is also a great supply of fruit and nut trees
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OF THE LAST PARADISE ON EARTH The beauty of the Amazon Rainforest is incredible. To see it‚ is to have an awe-inspiring experience. “The Amazon Rainforest has evolved over millions of years to turn into the incredible complex environment” (Amazon Rainforest) It is a beautiful landscape filled with some of the most beautiful animal and plant species on earth (see figure 1) .and is one of the world ’s greatest natural resources. The Amazon Rainforest produces about 20% of the earth’s oxygen because
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The rainforests of the world all have one thing in common: they are all based around the equator and the tropics. Without them‚ many of our household products such as wooden furniture and basic necessities like coal and even air would not exist. We are losing all of our raw materials up just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth’s land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and scientists estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be drained
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Tropical rainforests can be located in areas near the equator where the climate is warm and days last around 12 hours a day. The weather consists mainly of 79-157 inches of rainfall per year. The temperature in the tropical rainforest ranges between 68°F-93°F‚ keeping it consistently warm year long. It can downpour about 2 inches in only an hour. With recurrent rainfall‚ the rainforest remains moist and humid. The tropical rainforest’s humidity can reach up to 88%. Bengal tigers are an endangered
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3.1.1. Why does life thrive in the tropical rainforest? The tropical rainforest is very rich in water and food thus life thrives. We all know that food and water are the things that animals need the most for their survival. It also has a warm temperature due to the constant energy that the sun provides. The plants need the sunlight for the process of photosynthesis to be completed and use it to derived energy. And the plants serve as the food for some animals and these animals serve as the food
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Rainforest Deforestation LA298: Associate Degree Capstone June 30‚ 2012 Rainforest Deforestation The world’s rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate and the consequences could be devastating. Global climate change is accelerating‚ due in part to deforestation of the rainforests around the world which help to maintain the hydrologic cycle of the Earth‚ and play a large part in cleaning the air that the population breathes. There exists a diverse collection of species in these ecosystems
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The Rainforest supports a largest number and greatly diverse variety of animals. Many plants and animals in the rainforest must adapt to survive the warm temperatures and a large amount of constant rainfall year around. Plants are important for the rain forest because they enable the survival of many other species. In fact‚ since plants must reach the sunlit areas they must adapt and wrap around trees in order to take nutrients and collect water when it rains. These plants also give rise to animals
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Chico Mendes. Chico Mendes stated‚ “At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees‚ then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon Rain Forest. Now I realize I am fighting for humanity.” Chico Mendes raised awareness in Brazil due to the injustice his family and community faced by rubber barons‚ who took control of the Rain Forest territories. Chico Medes was a social and environmental warrior who defended Brazilian Rubber Tappers (Encyclopedia). Born December 15‚ 1944 in Brazil‚ Chico
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Deforestation of the Amazonian Rainforest Earth’s natural resources are what we are extracting from the earth. Industries‚ which excavate the earth’s resources‚ include forestry‚ oil extraction‚ and mining. Present-day society is based upon a vast consumption of non-replaceable minerals and fuels such as coal‚ oil and natural gasses. Other materials such as cotton‚ wool timber and produce‚ if utilized wisely can be replenished. Is the carbon dioxide level higher‚ due to massive
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