...Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem The tropical rainforests, such as the Amazon Rainforest are some of the richest environments in the world. They get their name because of the high amount of rainfall they get per year. The climate of a rainforest is very hot and humid, so all types of species must learn to adapt. A rainforest can hold as many as 80,000 plant species. Forty thousand of the Amazon Rainforest species regulate the whole planet’s climate. Anywhere between 40-100 species of trees can be found in about 108,000 square feet of land. The rainforests are rich in diverse types of trees for example, mosses, vines, flowers, and shrubs. These trees and plants sometimes find a new way to grow other than the ground. One example of...
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...becoming endangered in the rainforest because of deforestation and climate change. Of course there are many types of rainforests, including the tropical forest. “The Earth’s land has a diverse selection of forests, based on which vegetations and animals” (Svarney, and Svarney 79) each region has. All the different types of rainforests have there own climates, habitats and organisms, so each rainforest has there own way that the...
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...Rainforest Animal Survival Methods Creatures of the rainforest have lived for a long time, and with this comes survival methods developed overtime as well. The tropical rainforest is known for many different creatures, but some are not known for their remarkable talents. These creatures with remarkable survival adaptations are: plants, ants, frogs, bats, and some snake species. The species listed can play a major role in keeping the order in a rainforest with their abilities. Though life in the rainforest may seem hard, plants, insects, frogs, bats, and snakes have found complex survival methods. Apart from other species of animal, plants have found ways to outsmart other creatures of the rainforest. An orchid can have a “slippery...
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...Although there are many rainforests in the world they are all around the single latitude: equator and between two other latitudes; Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn (where there is a lot of rainfall). The rainforests around the world are in many places - north and east of South America, West Africa, all of Indonesia and west India, most of Madagascar and north-west Australia. Although nowadays most rainforests are reasonably small some of the others are massive. For example the Amazon, in central South America, covers 1.7 billion acres of land. It spans across multiple countries: Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The second largest tropical rainforest is the Congo Rainforest that is 500 million acres. Six nations share the Congo Rainforest and they are the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Daintree is another large rainforest that is almost 30 thousand acres. It is in Australia. Tropical rainforests are always located in areas were convectional rainfall occurs. Convectional rainfall happens when land warms up and that heats up the air above. That then causes the air to rise and expand, and whilst the air is rising it cools and then condenses. This, obviously, occurs a lot in tropical areas and...
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...Ecosystems about How Rainforests Control the Environment. An ecosystem includes all of the living things such as plants and animals in a given area, interacting with each other, and also with their non-living environments (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, and atmosphere). Ecosystems are the foundations of the Environment and they determine the health of the entire earth system. Rainforests are the Earth's oldest living ecosystems. They only cover 6 % of the Earth's surface but contain more than half of the world's plant and animal species. A Rainforest can be described as a tall, green, beautiful, tropical, compressed jungle. The reason it is called a "rain" forest is because of the high amount of rainfall it gets per year. The weather of a rain forest is very hot and humid so that the organism’s that exist there must learn to adapt to this climate. The tall, green, beautiful, tropical jungle doesn’t seem as perfect as it sounds there are some problems to the rainforest’s that shouldn’t be happening....
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...Tropical rainforests are an unbelievably diverse and fascinating biome of planet earth there are many different regions of these rainforests however, they only cover approximately 6% of the earth’s surface. The rainforests are estimated to be the location to where more than half of all the plants and animals in the world reside. These areas are all situated on or near the equator where the heat is the most dependable over the planet some of the location include: South & Central America, Africa, Australasia & Oceana are part of the eight major different rainforests in these regions. 57% of the world’s tropical rainforests are found in Latin America, the largest rainforests of the world are in: Brazil South America, Zaire Africa and Indonesia South East Asia....
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...The Climate of the Tropical rain forest is very humid the amount rainfall each year is 90 inches. There is a lot of rain in the tropical rain forest because it is very hot and wet and is close to the equator. the average temperature is 77 degrees fahrenheit it never drops below 64 degrees. Geographical features of the rainforest. There are different layers of the rainforest the the first and the top one is Emergent ther you will find tall trees in umbrella shape that are 100 to 240 feet tall. Then comes the upper canopy the trees here are 60 to 130 feet tall. There is lots of food in this layer. Most of the animals live here because of the amount of food on this layer. The understory or the lower canopy has about 60 foot trees at this...
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...HOW IS THE RAINFOREST HELPFUL TO US? Malcolm Clay ITT- Technical Institute The rainforest is helpful to us in many ways. Rainforests can be found all over the world from as far north as Alaska and Canada to Latin America, Asia and Africa. Rainforests are found on every continent across the Earth, except Antarctica. There are two major types of rainforest: temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests. The largest temperate rainforests are found on North America's Pacific Coast and stretch from Northern California up into Canada. Temperate rainforests used to exist on almost every continent in the world, but today only 50 percent — 75 million acres — of these forests remain worldwide. Rainforests act as the world's thermostat by regulating temperatures and weather patterns. One-fifth of the world's fresh water is found in the Amazon Basin. Because the rainforest cleans and recycle the water in it. Rainforests are critical in maintaining the Earth's limited supply of drinking and fresh water. The rainforest provides us with clean air because there are many plants and trees in the rainforest. The trees and plants stores the carbon dioxide in their stems and leaves, then they give off oxygen for us to breathe. The rainforest also helps absorb other chemicals such as nitrous oxide. The rainforests provide many important products for people: timber, coffee, cocoa and many medicinal products, including those used in the treatment of cancer. Seventy percent of the plants...
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...Phase 1 Individual Project SCI201-1403A-12 Environmental Science and Sustainability July 10, 2014 Trena Woolridge Just to keep the theme going from the discussion board 2 assignment I decided to research and write about the Tropical Rainforest. I have always found the world’s rainforests to be very interesting with all of their secrets they hold inside of them. By doing this paper it will allow me to discover more in-depth information on the Tropical Rainforests. I wonder what all I will discover? There are many rainforests in the world but can be found only in three major geographical areas around the world. The one that stands out the most to me is the Tropical Rainforest in Central America in the Amazon Basin from the previous assignment I researched. Others are located in Africa, Australia, and Assam to name a few. Tropical Rainforests are made up of large trees, exotic wildlife, and thousands of species of plants. The structure of the Tropical Rainforest is very complex but can be simple to understand when broken down into sections. The rainforest can be divided into layers from top to bottom and can get a better understanding of the Tropical Rainforest as a whole. The different layers are: emergent, the canopy, the understory, and the leaf litter or cryptoshere or also known as the ground. Emergent are the larger, taller trees that stick out above the canopy. They can be 20-100 feet above the canopy and endures strong winds, temperature fluctuations, and damaging...
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...This paper will discuss deforestation across the globe and how it affects the world’s ecosystems. Everyday, a piece of Earth’s ecosystem is demolished by human hands for the conquest for timber, minerals, and other resources. Forests cover 2% of the Earth’s surface, 6% of the landmass, and yet they house half the animal and plant species while rainforests cover twice that area. Deforestation is occurring across the globe on a scale that if it were continue at its present rate the forests could disappear within the next one to two hundred years. This raises concerns and questions. First, why should we be concerned? Second, what kind of damage could deforestation lead to animal and plant species, human existence, and to mother Earth and its atmosphere? Third, how and why the rainforests benefit the human race. To answer these questions, this paper will discuss where the most deforestation is occurring and the consequences of deforestation. Tropical rainforests are defined by two primary factors: location and amount of rainfall they receive. Rainforests receive from 4 to 8 meters of rain a year. Most of the rainfall is blocked by heavy vegetation, and water reaches the forest floor by rolling down branches and trunks. A distinctive characteristic is that the rainforests have no seasonality or no dry or cold season of slower growth. In addition, they are the Earth’s oldest living ecosystems. The rainforests are a priceless part of mother earth and their removal through deforestation...
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...Introduction Paper has become a major product which is used widely in the modern society. Not only used obviouslyby the publishing industry, paper is also involved in specific product manufacturing like tissue, cardboard, etc. Pulp wood plays a significant role as a fundamental raw material. Back in the last decade, Indonesia as the largest pulp and paper producer in South-East Asia ran this industry based on its 141.4 million hectares tropical rainforest covering. However, serious deforestation has occurred due to the over-development of the paper and pulp industry. More and more rare species of animals and plants are becoming extinct, not to mention global warming, water loss and soil erosion. This report will discuss the said deforestation and its effects on Indonesian environment and its community, and also focus on analyzing the role of various sectors, namely thepaper and pulp product buyers, environmental non-government organizations and the Indonesian government,within the paper and pulp industry. Asia Paper & Pulp Group(APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) are used as examples of the paper and pulp manufacturers. The report will be concluded by providing recommendations regarding the issue. Indonesia overview Indonesia maintains the highest rate of illegal logging among other countries, up to 60% of timber production. Corruption has been a prevalent issue in Indonesia, and was even worse after the end of the Suharto government...
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...Deforestation Throughout the Amazon Rainforest Over the past 50 years, deforestation rates throughout the Amazon Rainforest have been gradually increasing, and could potentially lead to the full destruction of the forest. Government participation in saving the rainforest along with community ownership could result in positive outcomes for the Amazon’s future. Many things are being affected by deforestation, such as species of animals and plants, people in general, and climate. Even though the Amazon Rainforest is close to 2.27 million square miles wide, over 600,000 square miles have been cut down since 1970. According to Hannnah, over half of the Amazon could be destroyed by the year 2030. Many farmers in the 1970s...
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...ASSIGNMENT 10 PROJECT WORK a) Project for primary classroom THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST UNITOVERVIEW This primary unit takes across curricular approach involving language arts, math, science, and social studies. Art, music and movement education activities are also used to develop the concepts in this unit. Students will learn about the rainforest through a variety of activities to complete both on-line and in downloadable format for use in the classroom. In addition there is a resource bank of print and non-print resources included. Each lesson develops a particular focus and may take one class or several classes to complete. Extending activities are also provided as well as assessment and evaluation tools and templates. Foundational Objectives: Knowledge ! Students will increase their knowledge about the rainforest. Skills and habits * Learn about and practice the skills and strategies of effective listeners, speakers, readers, writers and representers. * Speak and write to express thoughts, information, feelings and experiences in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes and audiences. * Read and view a range of grade-level appropriate oral, print, and other media texts in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes. * Assess personal and group strengths...
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...Deforestation of the Amazonian Rainforest Tiffani Swank GE150 Survey of the Sciences Erica Price/Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. to 12:24 p.m. 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 amounts of forest being cut down and the levels of carbon dioxide left in the atmosphere higher? Therefore, my hypothesis is that deforestation of the Amazon rainforest leads, not only, to a reduction of the amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere, but also to an increased release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The earth’s natural resources are there for all of us to use. We need the water, food, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals that the earth’s natural resources give us. Therefore, keeping us fed, comfortable, healthy and alive. If we use the resources carefully then they will last indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively, they will soon run out and all will suffer. The excessive waste is happening in our rainforest every minute of every day of every...
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...1. Discuss spread of communicable diseases and the environment’s mediating role. More people are at risk of communicable diseases than at any other time on history. Communicable diseases are worldwide problem requiring worldwide attention. Communicable diseases can weaken the strength of a nation's resources. In developing nations this poses an even greater threat. Diseases are threatening the economic stability of many developing nations. 50,000 people die everyday from infectious disease. Global development strategies are needed to reduce communicable diseases. In the future, communicable diseases are likely to grow in the United States. For the United States cannot ensure safety for its citizens without noting other diseases in the world. If the United States investigates other outbreaks, they can learn how to best prevent and treat diseases prior to them coming to the country. Numerous agencies are involved in efforts to fight communicable diseases. Just recently, a task force that was chaired by a number of agencies (CDC, FDA, NIH) developed a blueprint for agencies to develop programs to fight disease. United States agencies are also providing advice and support to the WHO, NGOs, banks and foundations. There are numerous ways to combat these diseases. Improved education and awareness of the disease is essential in preventing it. NGOs can provide training in these areas. Another way of prevention is improved living conditions. Poor sanitation, overcrowding and malnutrition...
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