Research Tropical Rain Forests. Do you think it is important to preserve these rainforests - and why? What is the best way we might go about doing this - especially considering we don't have any Tropical Rain Forests in this country? Yes, I think it is significant to preserve what few hot Rain forests that are remaining. Tropical rain forests are one of the most bio-diverse and biologically important areas on the planet. Much of their living thing and stand life is unique and unreproduced anywhere
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This is very tragic an serious This is very tragic an serious Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- As the Philippines faced a long, grim path to recovery in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, the storm plowed into northeastern Vietnam early Monday, packing powerful winds and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate. I wonder what they done with the body’s I wonder what they done with the body’s Philippine authorities warned that the typhoon may have killed thousands there, leaving behind a trail of devastation
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1. What are Madagascar’s biomes? Discuss the major features of at least one of these biomes. Use the textbook for biome examples. Madagascar’s biome is a tropical rainforest. One feature of the tropical rainforest biome is its temperature, which is usually warm year around with precipitation daily. The tropical rainforest biome has three layers. The first layer is where you can find the tops of trees. The second layer, or canopy layer, is where you will find a vast amount of leaves
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Deforestation Jason Hennessee Axia College of University of Phoenix Deforestation “Dad! Dad! It’s opening day! Can we please go to the forest to watch the boats race?” Junior, age 10, was very excited about the idea of watching the boats race from the relative quiet and shade of one of the forests to border the river. “Sissy already has the car packed for the trip, and I think she even remembered to grab the charcoal this time!” Dean opened one eye. Seven in the morning was a bit early
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Un ecosistema es un sistema natural que está formado por un conjunto de organismos vivos (biocenosis) y el medio físico donde se relacionan (biotopo). Un ecosistema es una unidad compuesta de organismos interdependientes que comparten el mismo hábitat. Los ecosistemas suelen formar una serie de cadenas que muestran la interdependencia de los organismos dentro del sistema.[1] También se puede definir así: «Un ecosistema consiste de la comunidad biológica de un lugar y de los factores físicos y químicos
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The Amazon Rainforest produces about 20% of the earth’s oxygen because its vegetation continuously recycles carbon dioxide into oxygen. It has been described as the "Lungs of our Planet" (Amazon Rainforest). This rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and covers over a billion acres. The areas included would be Brazil, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru. Figure 1 “Why is the Amazon Rainforest so important?” The Amazon is very ecologically important for many reasons. First
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▪ Current Weather …………………………………………… 7 The Role of PAGASA in Weather Forecasting …………………………… 8 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………… 9 INTRODUCTION What is a typhoon? A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. This region is referred to as the northwest Pacific basin. For organizational purposes, the northern Pacific Ocean is divided into three regions: the eastern
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iLab 1 People relay on products from rainforest everyday and never realize it. Today, people around the world use woods that come from rainforest for products like desk, flooring, instruments, and many other products made from exotic woods. “Tropical forests yield some of the most beautiful and valuable woods in the world, such as teak, mahogany, rosewood, balsa, sandalwood and countless lesser-known species.” (Rainforest Alliance, 2014) Many medications are made up from plants and trees that
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Buenas tardes, me llamo Angelito Odicio. Un adolescente de la tribu de Cashibo, indígenas de Perú. Nuestra gente siempre ha tenido mucho respeto por la tierra y los bosques. Las selvas están viviendo como somos, con los ríos fluyendo como nuestras venas y el viento como nuestra respiración. Perú tiene la tercera mayor cantidad de bosques tropicales en el mundo. Estos bosques son algunos de los más ricos del mundo, no sólo en términos de la diversidad de la fauna, sino también a los recursos naturales
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“Rain, rain go away, come again some other day.” On September 9, 2012 as I sat on the beach with my family for their annual so long to summer picnic, dark clouds rolled in and it started to rain lightly. We were at first amused at the situation, but then had to decide whether to pack up and leave or stay and make the most of the day. Some sheltered under the beach umbrellas, while others shredded their clothes and went out into the rain in their bathing suits. The situation was amusing but frustrating
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