The Amazon Rainforest
Introduction
There is so much to explore in the Amazon: birds, trees, and animals. Did you know that about 1/4 of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests? And did you know that 25% of the oxygen supply that we have throughout the world is supplied by the tropical rainforests, even though they are miles and miles away? Read on to find out more!
Where is it?
The Amazon rainforest, or Amazonia, is a gigantic rainforest located in South America in an area known as the Amazon River basin. This awesome rainforest covers several countries in South America including Brazil and Peru. Smaller countries like Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, and Suriname are also covered by the …show more content…
• Developing countries are trying to find ways of producing clean, affordable electricity for their growing populations. One of the most effective ways to do this is to use hydroelectricity, which produces immense amounts of electricity by using power generated by falling water. While this can be an excellent form of renewable energy, they clear land in the Amazon rainforest to build these machines.
How we can help
We can help save the rainforest by not using or buying furniture made from wood from the Amazon rainforest. We must stop cutting down trees from the Amazon rainforest as it’s our only chance of survival. There are not many rainforests left on the earth. Logging companies are cutting down a large amount of trees in the rainforest to make wood and paper products such as office paper, phone books, toilet paper, and furniture.
Other interesting facts
• There are over 40,000 different plant species and approximately 2.5 million insect species in the Amazon rainforest, more are waiting to be discovered.
• It's estimated that if the climate change increase the world's temperature by only 3 °C then 75% of the Amazon would be
Introduction
There is so much to explore in the Amazon: birds, trees, and animals. Did you know that about 1/4 of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests? And did you know that 25% of the oxygen supply that we have throughout the world is supplied by the tropical rainforests, even though they are miles and miles away? Read on to find out more!
Where is it?
The Amazon rainforest, or Amazonia, is a gigantic rainforest located in South America in an area known as the Amazon River basin. This awesome rainforest covers several countries in South America including Brazil and Peru. Smaller countries like Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, and Suriname are also covered by the …show more content…
• Developing countries are trying to find ways of producing clean, affordable electricity for their growing populations. One of the most effective ways to do this is to use hydroelectricity, which produces immense amounts of electricity by using power generated by falling water. While this can be an excellent form of renewable energy, they clear land in the Amazon rainforest to build these machines.
How we can help
We can help save the rainforest by not using or buying furniture made from wood from the Amazon rainforest. We must stop cutting down trees from the Amazon rainforest as it’s our only chance of survival. There are not many rainforests left on the earth. Logging companies are cutting down a large amount of trees in the rainforest to make wood and paper products such as office paper, phone books, toilet paper, and furniture.
Other interesting facts
• There are over 40,000 different plant species and approximately 2.5 million insect species in the Amazon rainforest, more are waiting to be discovered.
• It's estimated that if the climate change increase the world's temperature by only 3 °C then 75% of the Amazon would be