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Rainforests
A region characterized by warm climates, lush plant life, and consistent rainfall with no dry season
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What is the problem with Brazil in trying to settle the rainforest?
the soil of the rainforest is very poor--it only stays fertile by the constant dropping of leaves, branches, and vines that die and fertilize it. When farmers burn off the forest and farm the land for a few years, then must leave because it no longer produces crops.
6-What common foods come from rainforests?
Some common foods coming from the Amazon Rainforest include: cocoa beans, bananas, manioc, rice, fish, soy, and corn, mango and sugar canes
What percentage of Australian rainforest has been cleared since European settlement?
75% of Australian rain forests have been cleared since settlement
How many acres of forests are cut down each day?
Twenty nine million, eight hundred thousand trees(29,800,000) are cut down every day in the world.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports (2005) that the Earth's total forest area continues to decrease at about
- 35 714 hectares (89 000 acres) per day. Or
- 1488 hectares (3720 acres) an hour. Or
- 25 hectares (62 acres) a minute. Or
- 0.4 hectares (1 acre) every second.
An American Football field measures 0.53 ha (1.32 acres).
Many people think the actual figure is much higher, because these figures were provided by each country, and may not include illegal logging.
In 1927, scientists of the United States Forest Service Allegheny Experiment Station did a survey of the Allegheny State Forest. They found an average of 335 trees per acre.
Using that number the number of acres above would translate to 29,800,000 (Twenty-nine million, eight hundred thousand) trees cut down every day in the world!
(That number is really just a guess. Twenty years after the first survey, they were finding 497 trees per acre. By 1972 they had 997 trees per acre. In 1998, the latest survey, they were back to 346 trees per acre.)
The entire Willamette Valley is a rain forest. Well if feels that way. But the only actual designated rain forest in the northwest is the Olympic National Forest in Washington State.
What happens to an animal if it could not adapt to it environment?
If an animal couldn't adapt then the animal would die. The importance of adaptation is that the animal change its body conditions to adjust to the present condition that is facing so that it can survive.
What are the threats in the temperate rainforest?
Large Australian Rick James monsters that feed on the living young of Conzolian Arabic Helia swans that are native to the area which you speak of
What are the four layes of the rainforest called?
The layers are:
-The Shrub Layer - 10m (bottom layer- plants that like damp, dark conditions)
-The Under-canopy - 20m Young trees (contains small trees that are ready to shoot up and replace the bigger trees)
-The Canopy- 30m-40m (continuous band of trees that are all fully grown and all the same height).
-Emergents- 50m - (Top layer- Trees that have broken through the canopy)
What fungi lives in the forest floor layer of the rain forest?
There are many of them. They include gilled fungus, devil's tongues, coral fungus, agaric fungus, toothed fungus, slime mould, luminous fungus, bracket fungus, cup fungus, moss, organ pipe fungus, sac fungus, stinkhorn fungus, jelly fungus, and lichen. The forest floor is the leaf-littered ground. It is the home of many, many insects and some large animals. ~short :)
How does hydroelectric power dams destroy the amazon rain forest?
They often flood and drown the trees because it is so flat there, also killing wildlife and fish The reduced water flow downstream disturbs riverbeds and affects floodplain farmers who rely on seasonal floods for nutrients to enrich the soil and kill pests. therefore they turn to pesticides and artificial fertilizers which have their own negative environmental effects.
What is the climate like in dessert?
My desert is the Chihuahuan Desert where it is quite hot in the summer but usually pleasantly cool in the winter.
What do you get from rain forests?
You can get many things from a rain forest. That would be coffee beans, Cacao beans (used to make chocolate), tomatoes, corn, rice, coconuts, oranges, figs, avocados, grapefruits, bananas, mangoes, guavas, vanilla, black pepper, potatoes, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cashews, Brazil nuts, lemons, yams, sugar, paper, essential oils...
How do vegetation and climate in the Savannah differ from that in the rainforest?
its different because vegetation is more different than rain forest
What are some location of the tropical rainforest?
there are rainforests on either side of the equator. Ex: amazon rainforest.
How do rainforests get cut down?
IN Amagun, Praries, Savannah, All Rainforests are being cut because they offer lot of land to people and also they uncountable privilleges.
What animals live in any rain forest?
Bearded Pig Brazilian Tapir Capybara Chimpanzee Common tree Shrew Crested Guan Flying Dragon Lizard Gorilla Indian Cobra Orangutan Slow Loris Vine Snake Golden Lion Tamarin Jaguar Toco Toucan Anaconda Monarch Butterfly Poison Dart Frog Mandrill Brachydiplax Dragonfly Baird's Tapir Three Toed Sloth Wooly Monkey Black Howler Monkey Red Howler Monkey Silver Back Gorilla Okapi Aye Aye Coral Snake Hoatzin (Stink Bird) Azteca Ants Clear Wing Butterfly Stick Mantid Tree Frog Fiery Billed Aracari Parrots Harpy Eagle Cassowary Proboscis Monkey Emperor Tamarin Iguana Agouti Jungle Fowl Nicobar Pigeon Macaws Emerald Boa Fijian Iguana Kingfishers Hornbills Tree Kangaroo Mountain Gorilla Bats Giant Anteaters Leopards
Why are tropical rain forest so densely populated with flora and fauna?
Because they get a lot of rain,
and are in the tropics, so they
also get a lot of sun, or energy.
Why do many animals live in the forest?
Because there are various kind of things present which are required for the animals to survive. For instance, animals who live in the forest will have a food source in the forest, and it will be an ideal place for them to live.
Are elephants habitats in the rainforest?
They live on the floor of the rain forests and eat nuts and fruits that fall to the ground
