The Amazon Rainforest covers approximately 2,650,000 square miles of land in South America, more than one third of the entire continent. It is full of natural resources, such as fruits, vegetables, pharmaceuticals derived from plants, oils used for perfumes and detergents, and woods. Comprised of the largest collection of living plant and animal species in the world, this rainforest is also home to hundreds of indigenous tribes, each with their own language, culture, and territory(USA TODAY, 2012)…
the most impressive are the world’s rainforests. The largest of these rainforests is the Amazon Basin, located in South America. The Amazon is home to an impressive amount of diversity and it’s location in the perfect place on the planet to ensure a wide variety of life. The Amazon basin is one of the most impressive and superb examples of an Ecosystem. An Ecosystem is a complex community of organisms and environment functioning as an ecological unit. The Amazon is a perfect example of this definition…
were the first inhabitants of the Amazon? Who lives there now? The first people who inhabited the rainforest were the indigenous groups like Yanomamo and Kayapo . But they now have to share with the settlers and early explorers. WHO protects the indigenous people from outsiders? FUNAI is an organization to help protect natives against illegal loggers, miners etc. WHAT caused the Amazon to appear on earth about 2000 years ago A study shows that the Amazon was grassland until a shift to a…