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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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How humid can it get in the rain forest?
Yes the Amazon Rainforest is humid especially at the shrub layer as the heat gets trapped at the bottom making it stuffy. In the monsoon season (Jan-March) the heat is a tropical 70-80 degrees Celsius in the under canopy so it will be around 80-85 degrees Celsius in the shrub layer
Who is destroying the amazon rain forests?
many people:
mining
cattle ranching
farming
logging
if you remove the trees the land very quickly goes barren
In short, it's unrestrained "profit motive"; capitalism if you will.
What types of rainforests are there?
There is the emergent layer, canopy layer, understorey layer and the forest floor
What are the Good points of living in the rainforest?
the rainforest's is adventurous and interesting to explore and meet tribes then think what you can learn Autumn all year the beautiful sites big trees and plants
Why the rainforest are depleting?
Rainforests are primarily cut down or burned by humans to clear land for agriculture and cattle pasture (by burning), timber harvesting for furniture or other products (by cutting). Rainforests may also be cleared for mining or roadbuilding.
A:The two main causes of deforestation in South America are the claiming of lands for agriculture and the exploitation for wood products and by-products.Large areas of rainforest and other green areas are burnt each week or leveled with machines for agriculture and cattle. Many international food companies contribute to this problem, purchasing large areas of rainforest and transforming it for hosting thousands of heads of cattle for supplying their worldwide needs, most often through paper companies. Satellite imaging shows day after day large areas on fire by human hands.
Many legal and many illegal wood processing enterprises go further and further into green areas chopping down and processing large trees and destroying the minor vegetation in their way.
Local governments have tried to impose some limitations but corruption is a problem.
Pollution, mining, farming, and logging (cutting down trees) have all helped to cause the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
A:Much of it is cut down illegally in the Amazon basin and SE Asia because there is great demand for the timber in developed countries. The work is largely done by poor peasants who know of no other way of feeding their families. They work for logging companies and the palm oil growers (In the Amazon, cattle farmers.) who move in when the land has been stripped. About half the world's rainforest has been cleared. As tropical timbers such teak are becoming scarce, their price is increasing and profits are rising. Official corruption also plays its part. Most of the peasants who cut down the forests understand that deforestation has reached a point where it threatens the health of the planet, but they are trapped in a cycle of poverty that leaves them with no choice. A:The Amazon rainforest is being cut down for a range of things; including wood, gold, tin, hydro-electricity, & farming agriculture. A:Rainforests and other forests are being cut down for their timber, and also to provide grazing space for cattle. The world has a huge demand for beef.Which ocean covers nearly half the earths surface?
The Pacific Ocean contains about half of the world's ocean water.
How much rain must an area receive a year to be a rain forest?
A forest can be called a rainforest when there is a minimum typical annual rainfall of 1750–2000 mm. This is 68-78 inches.
Its wet? Oh, and they both don't get a lot of sunlight!
How does a rainforest and animals help each other?
Large herbivorous animals, such as Capibara, provide a source of food for humans. Poision tree frogs provide the highly lethal poisons arrows and darts are dipped in for hunting. Large predatory animals, such as the Anaconda and Jaguar, prevent over population and disrespect for nature by occasionally hunting humans.
What are some factors that might slow the destruction of the rain forests?
Fire, from all the heating and steaming of the rain.
Extinction, from the hunters and other animals.
Loss of habitats, From all the tree cutting and building making
How do humans abuse the tropical rainforest?
Oh, here's another can of worms!!!
Over cutting
Logging & desire for exotic woods.
Deforestation
Converting Forest land to farmland.
A new concern is palm oil plantations for biodiesel fuel alternatives.
Dams and reservoirs.
One notes, of course, that in the past there has been massive deforestation in the USA, Europe, and I imagine in many parts of Asia. It is certainly much easier to point fingers at other countries.
What do trees in rain forests absorb and help our air quality?
Because the trees take in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen
Why is it hard to start a fire in the rain forest?
It can start when you have 2 rocks and 1 stick and you make a fire,when you are camping,and leave it there.
Another way a fire can start can be from a tiny spark in a dry area that gets out of hand.Sometimes it can be hard to stop.
It can also start by 2 different ways.One way is by: natural causes.The second way is by:man.
How many seasons are there in the tropical rainforest?
There are two major seasons; Summer and Winter. "Fall" or "Autumn" doesn't occur in a tropical rain forest bio me as noticeably, due to the small differences between Winter and Summer-because the only noticeable difference is whether it is wet or dry. Because the treetops block most incoming sunlight, the temperature tends to not vary as it does in wide open fields or such. Because the plants don't have a specific "growing season" there isn't a noticeable "Spring" either.
The people who lived in the rain forest of the Yucatán Peninsula?
The Mayan Civilization did. They however, were avid tree cutters, deforesting a large section of the peninsula until their untimely demise.
When is the best time to visit the Amazon Rainforest?
The best time to go to the rain forest is in early spring or the late summer.
How the environmental concern effect the tropical rain forest?
A tropical rain forest wouldn't be anything with out water it, rains there almost everyday. that is why there are so many exotic animals and plants and creatures living there that wouldn't be found anywhere else.
