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Why has it been so difficult to stop destruction of the amazon rain forest?
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How long has destruction been happening in the amazon rain forest?
50 years
How many years has the Amazon been there?
The amazon rain forest has been in existence for at least 55 million years.
Do baboons live in the Amazon rain forest?
yes it has been found in rainforest.
What percentage of the amazon rain forest has been explored by humans?
An estimated 745,280 out of 4,100,000 square kilometers of the Amazon Rain Forest has been lost to deforestation over the last 50 years. This comes out to roughly 18%.
Is the amazon rain forest shrinking or growing and why?
The rainforest has been decreasing rapidly in size.
How do the Mississippi and Amazon rivers different?
Getting to the Amazon by land is more difficult. The Amazon is much longer than the Mississippi. The Mississippi has always been more of a major highway.
Is more than 20 percent of the air were breathing is from the Amazon Forest?
Most of the atmosphere has been in circulation since prehistoric days. It is therefore quite likely that more than 20% has passed through the Amazon forest in its history.
Does anyone benefit from the destruction of the amazon tropical rain forest?
Many people benefit including you and I. Without the Amazon rainforest we would have no paper and some foods would never have been discovered. All you have to do is breathe to feel the benefits of the rainforest as it produces 20% of the world's oxygen. However if deforestation continues, then we will lose a natural beauty and also 20% of the world's oxygen.
1950 there was more rain forest in South America?
YES. Because Since the 1950s, the Amazon rainforest has lost 18 percent of its original forest cover, and up to 50 percent of the forest has been partially destroyed.
Why has it been difficult to rebuild Iraq?
It has been difficult to rebuild Iraq due to the dominance of Al Qaeda in Iraq. With terrorism happening every day, their is no stop to mass destruction and the corrupt government has given up its hopes of rebuilding Iraq.
Do humans effect the Amazon in a good way or bad way?
There has been mixed opinion on this topic. I think now we are becoming aware of the importance of the amazon forest in maintaining homeostasis of our ecosystem so steps are being taken to conserve the left forest cover. However strict measures have to be imposed if illegal cutting of trees in those forest don't stop soon.
What are the living and non-living things in the Amazon rainforest?
Check your wording on this question, but the Amazon's abiotic factors are:rocks, soil, air & water signed, kaguya Kaze p.s: the question could have been worded: What unliving things reside in the Amazon?
