Amazon Rainforest

com/character/ch0030079/bio] (2004) have used shrunken heads as a form of comedic relief; however, the actual practice of creating a shrunken head is extremely dark. While numerous cultures participated in the practice of headhunting, the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Peruvian Amazon Jivaros Indian Tribe did more than just headhunt: They shrunk the heads that they collected. Obviously, questions abound: • Are shrunken heads real? • Why did they take the heads in the first place? • How did they…

other wildlife. Mark Plotkin is an ethnobotanist. The objective of this book is about finding medicinal plants in the Amazon Rainforest to cure common diseases. Sometimes Western medicines cannot cure common diseases. Western medicines like Tylenol and Ibuprofen cannot cure fevers and cold. This book was published in 1993. Mark Plotkin travels to different parts of the Amazon rainforest and collect several medicinal plants for a…

The primary causes for ocean acidification include carbon dioxide pollution, an effect caused by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. The carbon dioxide accumulates quickly, entering the ocean and increasing ocean acidity, so fast that the organisms cannot adapt quickly enough. It is most problematic in cold water regions and places where deep water wells up to the surface, as not only would co2 rates rise faster, it is also the location for many fisheries. Coral reefs are also at…

The video, “Trinkets and Beads,” illustrates a three-year struggle between a small Amazon tribe of 1500, Huaorani, and international oil companies. The video begins by mentioning the killings of American missionaries as well as the efforts of Rachel Saint to “civilize” and evangelize the indigenous people. Then, it moves on to discussing that approximately, 50 years ago oil was discovered in Ecuador and oil companies like Shell, Texaco and PetroCanada began drilling on the border of Huaorani…

There would also be major impacts on fish migration. The plan to build dams in the Tapajós river basin would drive the loss of an additional 950,000 hectares of rainforest by 2032 by spurring land grabs and mass migration to the region. The dams would increase deforestation by 8.3 percent compared to a no-dams scenario. The forecast considers deforestation beyond direct forest losses from inundation and road construction…

Today, the Internet allows individuals to connect with people from all parts of the planet. However, even in this digital age, some cultures like the Yanomamos still live separate from the rest of the world. The Yanomamos live in the Amazonian rainforest along the Brazilian border. Anthropologists argue that this group is deeply rooted into their cultural cocoon and this is a phenomenon which enables them to preserve their culture and protect their community from foreign diseases. It is evident…

Deforestation in the Amazon Did you know that it is said that within 100 years, there will be no more rainforests? The rate of deforestation is the same as the loss of thirty-six football fields every minute. One and a half acres of forest is cut down every second. Although it allows for people to generate more revenue, deforestation should be banned because it creates more carbon dioxide in the air, promotes the development of drought, contributes to the extinction of wildlife and is a limited…

(a) What is the connection between China and the Brazilian Amazon? (2 points) Chinas growing population has caused an increase in demand for food products including meat. The increase in demand for meat has caused Chinese cattle herders to increase the number of animals that graze on the available grassland. This increase has caused significant overgrazing and loss of available land used by herders. The loss of available grazing land has facilitated the transition to including more chicken…

wood, then most of the trees will be gone in the world so we couldn't breathe. In passage A it says "The Congo Basin rainforest in Central Africa is the second largest rainforest in the world. Only the Amazon rainforest is bigger." If the Congo Basin is the second largest rainforest in the world, then we wont have half the air we have now. also in passage A "The Congo Basin rainforest has been described as the Earth’s “second lung” because its trees and plants absorb large amounts of carbon…

a poisonous plant used by tribes to stun animals and relax muscles. Brazilians use the plant Quinine to help fight malaria. The Amazon Rainforest possesses 10% of the species of the world. The destruction of the rainforest endangers jaguars, the giant otter, the harpy eagle, the hyacinth macaw, and the marsh deer. The tapir is the largest animal in the Amazon Rainforest. One last animal that is unbelievable is the golden lion tamarin which almost became extinct but was saved by scientists. As…