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.