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Most medicines are synthesised nowadays. The destruction of the rain forests will have no noticeable impact on our ability to produce medicines.
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Which natural feature of latin America impacts global climate and provides many medicines in danger of being destroyed?
The tropical rainforest qualifies as such.
Is the word rainforest all one word?
Yes, the word "rainforest" is typically spelled as one word.
What enviromental issues is the rainforest facing?
Well obviously people are cutting it down to make residental areas and also many animals are being destroyed which protect the rainforest by bigger and more infuritaing animals.
How could the destruction of the rainforest in South America affect a hospital patient in New York State?
many rainforest plants r used for medicines there. therefore, if there was a destruction of the rainforest, there will be a decrease in the medicines that people around the world use in the hospitals.
What is 1 thing kids can do to save the rainforest?
Kids could help support the rainforest by contributing to fundraisers that help save our rainforests. There are many tee- shirt companies for schools that Help support the rainforest. For every tee- Shirt sold money goes to the rainforests to stop them from being destroyed.
How many tribes live in the rainforest?
Without being more specific about which rainforest it is not possible to answer
Why are rainforests vital to our planet?
The rainforest is full of plants. Plants release oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. We take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide when we breathe. Without oxygen we would die. Many medicines are also found in the rainforest. It is possible there are more medicines to be discovered there still, since we have much of the rainforest left to explore.
Are there people in the Amazon?
yes there aremany people living in the rainforest and their lives are hard. this is why the amazon is being destroyed because there are so many houses being built for the renteers so they have to keep on chopping down the trees to build space.
Could the amazon rainforest be completely felled?
It is possible for the Amazon Rainforest to be completely felled. This would cause great destruction in the area because many animals would lose there habitats. It would also be a problem for drug companies that make medicines because many of the plants in the rainforest are used for this purpose.
How is the tropical rainforest being threatened by global warming?
Global warming is changing rainfall patterns in the tropical rainforest. The Amazon rainforest has many trees dying and many others are no longer growing.
Why are many rainforest plants sources of medicines?
Because there are so many different plant and animals in the rainforest that have not been discovered yet. Since they aren't yet discovered we don't know what diseases or infections or cancers it can cure!
How many rainforests in Mexico are cut down every year?
An area roughly the size of New Jersey is cut down in the Rainforest every year. Fifty acres of the Rainforest are destroyed every few minuets.
