Post on 15-Jan-2015
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RAINFORESTS
By chloe voller 8bt
THIS IS A RAINFOREST
WHERE ARE RAINFORESTS LOCATED?
Rainforests are found in the tropics, the region between
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, just
above and below the Equator . In this tropic zone the sun
is very strong and shines about the same amount of time
every day all year long, keeping the climate warm and
relatively stable.
WHY ARE RAINFORESTS DISAPPERING?
Probably many reasons but predominantly to use the land for agriculture.
The Third World is only doing what we did hundreds of years ago in
Europe.
Don't worry about oxygen production rain forests consume what they
produce in plant and animal decay
WHY ARE RAINFORESTS IMPORTANT?
Flying over the heart of the Amazon is like flying
over an ocean of green: an expanse of trees broken
only by rivers. Even more amazing than their size is
the role the Amazon and other rainforests around
the world play in our everyday lives.
WHY ARE RAINFORESTS BEING DESTROYED?
Every year an area of rainforest the size of New
Jersey is cut down and destroyed. The plants and
animals that used to live in these forests either die
or must find a new forest to call their home. Why are
rainforests being destroyed?
HOW CAN WE SAVE RAINFORESTS?
Rainforests are disappearing very quickly. The
good news is there are a lot of people who want to
save rainforests. The bad news is that saving
rainforests is not going to be easy. It will take the
efforts of many people working together in order to
ensure that rainforests and their wildlife will survive
for your children to appreciate, enjoy, and benefit
from.
Male Panther Chameleon in Madagascar
WHY DO RAINFORESTS HAVE SO MANY
KINDS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS?
Tropical rainforests support the greatest
diversity of living organisms on Earth. Although
they cover less than 2 percent of Earth’s
surface, rainforests house more than 50 percent
of the plants and animals on Earth.