The rain forest is an environment that is rainy and humid. The rain forest only has one season because it’s weather and temperature never change. The temperature never changes because of the high humidity rate and waters thermal resistance. The rain forest has direct sunlight that provides light and heat but indirect only provides light. Rain forests have an average temperature of 80 degrees fahrenheit. The temperature may feel hotter due to the high humidity rate. Rain forests can receive
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“The New Amazon of the North: Canadian Deforestation” Deforestation is an ongoing issue throughout the world. To this date‚ we have lost more than 75 percent of the forests on Earth. Deforestation is the clearing of forests to make way for new‚ non-forest land uses‚ such as urban development or agriculture‚ transforming a forest into cleared land (“Deforestation and Afforestation”). When thinking about deforestation‚ the first place that comes in anyone’s mind is Brazil‚ because that is where the
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Deforestation Deforestation is clearing Earth’s forests on a massive scale‚ often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area‚ but large areas the size of Panama are lost each year. The world’s rain forests could completely vanish in a hundred years at the current rate of deforestation. Reasons for Deforestation Forests are cut down for many reasons‚ but most of them are related to money or people’s need to provide for their families
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Introduction: The world’s total forest area is just over 4 billion hectares‚ which corresponds to an average of 0.6 ha per capita (Figure 1). The five most forest-rich countries (the Russian Federation‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ the United States of America and China) account for more than half of the total forest area. Deforestation – mainly the conversion of tropical forest to agricultural land – shows signs of decreasing in several countries. Around 13 million hectares of forest were converted to other uses
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To The Mayor Municipal Corporation Muhammad Bin Awang Teh ‚ No. 72 ‚ Jalan Mawar‚ 22000 Jerteh‚ Terengganu. Dear Sir‚ Sub: Environment – Air Pollution in Jerteh I would like to draw your attention to the dismal state of environment in Jerteh . Increased vehicular traffic and chimney smoke has made air polluted. Citizens find difficult to breathe. Dumping of hazardous chemicals in river has polluted the drinking and ground water. Encroachments on both the sides of the road have made walking
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Temperate Deciduous Forest Please explain briefly this biome’s major identifying characteristics. In the Woodlands of Naboo‚ there are many kinds of trees‚ plants and shrubs‚ Trees within the forests grow between 24m and a 35m tall and are usually broad-leaved trees. Different plants include ferns‚ vines‚ mosses‚ palms and orchids. There are also many different kinds of species‚ around 2 - 5 million different species. Dense growing trees produce a thick cover layer in forests that keep the sun from
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Pradesh with growing awareness of rapid deforestation. It was the strong uprising against those people‚ who were destroying the natural resources of the forests and disturbing the whole ecological balance. “ "Maatuhamru‚ paanihamru‚ hamra hi chhanyibaunbhi... Pitronnalagaibaun‚ hamunahi ta bachonbhi" Soil ours‚ water ours‚ ours are these forests. Our forefathers raised them‚ it’s we who must protect them. -- Old Chipko Song (Garhwali language) ” Strategies used Chipko means tree hugging
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LAND POLLUTION TYPE: DEFORESTATION 1. INTRODUCTION Deforestation: is the removal of trees as well as other plants from forest areas much more quickly than they can be replanted or regenerated naturally. It ’s a trouble due to the parts how the trees must play in stabilising the climate‚ atmospheric composition and soil structure. According to The Environ Facts 8 Feb. 1999‚ deforestation reduces the ability of the land to support life‚ affecting wild species‚ domestic animals‚ agricultural
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Air pollution Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment‚ into the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as to the Earth’s
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Yveneka Lestin Cobble Hill 9th December 1‚ 2014 Topic: Deforestation Argumentative Essay Deforestation is the process of cutting down trees and plants in an area‚ mainly in rain forest. Rain forest are home to 50 percent of its species‚ maintain the water cycle and protect against flood‚ drought‚ and erosion. Trees plays a significant role in the environment and deforestation is harmful to humans and our environment. Deforestation poses a threat to the biological
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