6 to7 percent
about 70 present of the world is taken up by the ocean.
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There are over 3 trillion trees in the world, which make up the forests. The exact number of forests is difficult to determine due to varying definitions and classifications of forests. However, it is estimated that there are millions of forests worldwide.
Approximately two-thirds of Ontario, Canada is covered by forests. The province has extensive forested areas that are important for biodiversity, recreation, and the economy.
Forests soak up carbon dioxide (which is a greenhouse gas) and store it in a resavoir, when we cut down too many forests enough carbon dioxide cannot be stored and taken out of circulation and so the planet slowly will warm up. Forests act as resevoirs of carbon dioxide and they are an important balance to be maintained in the battle against global warming.
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Around 3-6% of the world is taken up by the rainforests, all of them around the equator. But, amazingly, rainforests hold half the population of all the animals in the world!
the soil is thin and marshy in much of the siberian taiga
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It is nearly the same, except that forests take up much larger areas than woods.
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Cutting up of forests .