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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 are the biotic and abiotic factors in the rainforest?
Some abiotic factors include:
- food
- Rain- helps the organisms live
- Dirt - keeps plants in place so animals can eat them and so on
- Sunlight- little sunlight creates the right environment for plants and animals to thrive
- Dead material
- Soil
- Weather
- Rocks
- Temperature
Abiotic factors are basically anything that was never alive.
Biotic factors are anything that is living.
Some examples of biotic factors are organisms. some organisms in the amazon rainforest may be certain types of monkeys, insects, frogs, etc.
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How many people live in the Madagascar rainforest?
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Country Population 21,926,221 (July 2011 est.)
Capital Population: Antananarivo 1.816 Million (2009)
-according to World Factbook
Would you find a rain forest in Alaska?
No. Rainforests are in the the Tropics. Alaska is tundra. Tundra is mild in summer and very cold in winter...
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Alaska has a quite varied terrain, not just tundra.
Rainforests come in two varieties: tropical and temperate.
At least seven states in the USA have temperate rainforests, the majority of which stretch from northern California along the coast up to Alaska with a few more in the Appalachian area of North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. The two most famous temperate rainforests in the USA are probably the Hoh Rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and most of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
The existence of rainforests in the northern reaches of the Appalachians is debated as apparently the definition of what makes a rainforest isn't exact. In fact, you will often see the Hoh Rainforest referred to as the only true rainforest in the lower 48 states of America (the Hawaiian islands hold many tropical rainforests of course).
What is the weather like in congo rainforest?
The climate of the Congo Rainforest is hot and humid. The location of the Congo ensures that the area will be hot, and the large amount of rain that is receives keeps everything humid all year.
After Brazil which South American country has the most land covered by rainforest?
The Amazon rainforest sprawls across Brazil's northern border with Suriname. The Trio [Tiriyo], a Carib-speaking indigenous group, live in the Amazon rainforest in the Sipaliwini District in southern Suriname. They also are found in bordering areas in the state of Pará in northern Brazil.
What animals can only be found in Mexico?
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Plants:Orchids, Cactus, Chrysanthemums, and poinsettias.
Animals:
The cool north mountains has large mammals such as wolves, bears, coyotes, foxes, and deers.
The tropical regions have jaguars, cougars, ocelots, tapirs, monkeys, and anteaters.
An animal called the burro, a donkey like creature is found throughout the country.
There are also small mammals found in Mexico such as spider monkeys, opossums, and armadillos.
The most popular and smallest dog comes from Mexico, it's the Chihuahua.
Mexican birds such as quetzals, flamingos, hummingbirds, parrots, and vultures are found in Mexico.
In the Mexican waters you'll find catfish, tuna, bass, sardines, shrimp, dolphins, whales, and crocodiles.
What south American country has the largest rain forest in the world?
South America's largest rain/jungle forest is the Amazon forest.
What country in the Amazon rainforest located in?
The Amazon forest territory is a tropical rainforest that is located in the north side of the South American continent and is shared by 9 countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana and Guiana.
What is the the biggest rainforest in the world?
The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest.
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How many trees are cut down in the US yearly to make paper?
88 Million Ton in 2007
http://www.paperonweb.com/USA.htm
What country in South America would most likely have earthquakes?
The west/ north western shores
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What do Amazon rainforest animals eat?
That would take a long time if each one had to have a separate name.
But there are definitely pirhanas there :-)
How many trees get chopped down evrey day in the amazon rainforest?
Amazon forest was covering the whole Brazil and came to bit of Argentina. Now Peaople of S.A cut the forest and Amazon is only till the North of Brazil Coverin southern part of Venezuela and bit of colombia.
What is the Brazilian government doing to the rainforest?
cutting it down and using the materials they get from the trees and resources from plants and using that as a source of income. they are also using the land for agriculture and for building things on.
What rainforest animal starts with a o?
Orang-utan is a type of rainforest animal that starts with an 'o' at the start of it's name.
How does the loss of the amazon rainforest affect the local tribes?
Well, a positive thing for the government, is that lumber companies get money by selling their wood, and the people that work there get the salary they need, and the government gets the money from the lumber mills who get money from killing the Earth. Another thing is that destroying the rain forest clears land for farming or ranching.
These people just cut down the trees and toss the land when they're done with it, then cut-and-burn more trees.
Extra Info:
The people living there are short-sighted; they don't seem to see too far into the future. All of the Amazon will be destroyed in 40-80 years is what I've researched somewhere in the many sites I've visited for my Amazon project. The world will suffer without the "Lungs of the Planet," as the Amazon is sometimes called, because it supplies 20% of the Earth's oxygen.
Also, the Amazon rainforest used to cover 14% of the Earth's surface. Because of South America's careless deforestation, it now covers less than half the surface it used to, down to 6% of the Earth's surface.
I read somewhere that a fire raged out of control and destroyed... a lot of land, I can't remember the exact number. I thought about it, and if some disaster like that happens again, it could destroy the Amazon much faster and we will all die of over-population, not enough oxygen, or other disasters caused by too many people and not enough trees or medicines.
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Why fewer animals live in desert than a rainforest?
There are two main types of desert: hot desert and cold desert (also called tundra).
In the tundra, animals need to be able to stay warm, and therefor there are few or no cold blooded vertebrates. Trees can't even grow in cold deserts because the winter is so cold that the soil stays frozen year round, just a few inches beneath the surface.
In hot deserts, plants are primarily affected by the heat because it increases the rate that water evaporates. However, desert plants are very good at conserving their water. For animals, hot deserts are often so hot, that they simply hide underground until nighttime. For those that don't, it increases how much water loss they have and thus, they need more water (although there are animals, like meerkats, that live in hot deserts and still are active during the day, yet they get all of the water that they need from food).
Clarification:
Tundra and desert are two distinct biomes. While they may share some characteristics, they are different biomes.
Deserts are divided into two general types:
Hot Deserts - such as the Sahara, Arabian Desert, Mojave Desert
Cold Deserts - such as the Atacama, Gobi, Antarctica and Great Basin
Some cold deserts may get quite hot during the summer but winter temperatures can be very cold. They are sometimes called 'cold winter deserts.' Hot deserts usually stay mild in the winter but summers are very hot. Some cold deserts are classified as such because of their geographic location near the sea that tends to moderate their temperatures. Both the Atacama and the Namib Deserts are generally mild the year round with no temperature extremes. Sometimes they are labeled as 'cool coastal deserts.'
What animals that live in the rainforest start with e?
Rainbow boa, red shanked douc langur (a monkey) and red-eyed tree frog are rainforest animals. They begin with the letter r.
Is rainforest cafe in Disneyland?
The Rainforest Cafe company is alive and well, despite having closed several locations in recent months. Company representatives say no more closings are planned and in fact, expansion in several markets is still underway. For more information on currently operating locations, see www.rainforestcafe.com.
What is the fall average temperature for the amazon rainforest?
At Manaus, a city on the banks of the Amazon river, and in the centre of the Amazon Rain Forest, the mean annual temperature is 28 o C . There is virtually no variance in this temperature; month by month it may only raise of fall by 1 degree.
However, it annual rainfall is 1811mm ( 1.811 m) with a definite wet and dry season. The wet season is in the northern winter. The dry season , although there is still an amount of rainfall, is in the northern summer.
The wettest month is March, with approx. 250mm of rain. and the driest is August with about 35mm of rain.
How does climate influence the distribution of natural vegetation?
Climate change is real and happening right now. Its reality can be seen in melting ice, dying coral reefs, rising sea levels, changing ecosystems and prolonged and more severe droughts. According to the WHO, 150,000 people are already dying every year as a result of climate change. It is for this reason that the world needs to take action now before our planet becomes damaged beyond repair.
There is strong evidence that extreme weather events - such as hurricanes, floods, droughts and heat waves - are increasing (and becoming more severe and frequent) because of climate change The cumulative number of people affected by disasters rose to two billion in the 1990s, up from 740 million in the 1970s. Virtually all of these millions were concentrated in poorer countries.
One of the most pressing questions concerning future climate change is how it will affect the terrestrial vegetation Studies indicate that as global warming continues, and carbon dioxide levels double from pre-industrial levels By 2075 the climate of New England could become more like that of Richmond, Va. The maples so prevalent in the region would die off - possibly "migrating" or establishing a foothold only in more northern, colder climes. This change in species would change the character of regional biogenic emissions, which would further affect regional air quality and climate.effects of ozone pollution on vegetation productivity and carbon sequestration. Nowhere is this more hotly debated than in the tropics, where the future of the Amazon rainforest and the continued viability of current agricultural practices are at stake. Studies of past climates may elucidate how quickly vegetation can respond to climate change. Recently, Hughen et al reported that tropical vegetation in Venezuela has in the past responded to climate change within less than 50 years. In contrast, Jennerjahn et al reported a vegetation response time of 1000 to 2000 years in northeast Brazil.
Destruction in the rainforest?
SAVE THE RAINFOREST'S! rain forest are homes to many plants, animals, and species. If rain forest destruction happens, soon all the animals, plants, and species will be killed and then they will die.:( PLEASE HELP SAVE THE RAINFOREST'S!
