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Rainforests
A region characterized by warm climates, lush plant life, and consistent rainfall with no dry season
6,600 Questions
Can deforestation be sustainably managed?
To manage deforestation sustainably it would need to be fair to as many different groups of people possible. Every second 1 and a half trees are cut down so maybe they could slow down a bit and cut down less trees.
Why should you discourage the cutting tree?
Pros
Timber
Firewood
Carving
Fixing
Nice Decoration
Creating
Cons
Are you going to use all that wood?
How many trees are you going to cut?
Are you going to use all the resources it provides?
How large/small is the tree?
Do you do it often?
Are you doing this for the benefit of someone/something?
Check through these then cut the tree(Christmas Trees don't count) if you think that the majority goes to Pros, go ahead and do it; If the majority goes to cons I wouldn't.
What are the five layers of the rain forest with picture?
The rainforest is divided into five layers: the emergents/overstory, the canopy, the understory, the shrub layer and the forest floor.
The emergents, as I learned to call them, or the overstory is the very highest part of the rainforest. It reaches about 150ft or 45m above the ground. They are tall trees which stick out of the top of the rainforest.
The canopy is where most of the trees are. It is 100-125ft or 30-37.5m above the ground. It is a thick, dense mass of trees.
The understory is simply slightly smaller or younger trees then the canopy which reach between about 50-75ft or 15-22.5m above the ground.
The shrub layer is the small trees and bushes near the ground, about 25ft or 7m above the ground. This is where many bugs and spiders live.
And finally, the forest floor.
See the link below for a diagram and more information about the rainforest and the rainforest layers. It has however missed out the shrub layer.
Rain forests should be cut down?
They should NOT be cut down because of all the plants and animals in that area. After they are cut down, all the animals will either die or move somewhere else and they might destroy crops from farms that grow the food we eat. Also, the trees will be cut down and there will NOT be as much oxygen in the air for us to breathe.
Do Amazonian tribes have rulers?
Cacique is a term that the Portuguese and Spanish used at the time of the Great Maritime Navigation and Discovery (XV and XVI) to refer to the Indian chiefs of the tribes of America. This term originates from the Arawak of Haiti (cachique) and was adapted by the Spaniards, turning cacique.
In Brazil, each Indian nation uses a specific term to refer to political leader. Among the Tupi Indians, for example, terms are used murumuxaua, and tabixaba tuxaua. Since the Guaraní use the term more mburovixá.
What diseases killed the Amerindians?
Smallpox,influenza,bubonic plague,pneumonic plague because they lacked immunity.
Why do dead leaves decoy more quickly in a tropical rain forest?
Probably because the environmental conditions are more favorable for microorganism that decompose leaves. Basically, its warm and wet and the germs that make leaves rot like it when its warm and wet.
Do cheetahs live in any rain forests?
No, cheetahs live in the African savanna. Jaguars and panthers, relatives of the cheetah, live in rain forests.
List 5 forest reserves in nigeria?
Babon rafi sokoto native area number 22
bayan dutsin forest reserve
benin native area
berniwa forst reserve
birnin gwari native area number 1
What region of Thailand gets the most rain?
Southern Thailand receives more rain then Northern Thailand. The west part of Southern Thailand receives it's rainy season from April-October, while on the other hand, the East coast of Thailand has it's wet season from September-December. If you're going to Thailand, have a nice vacation, because it's a really beautiful country!
Do walking sticks live in the Amazon Rainforest?
no, they are only native to India and other areas around there
How is cattle farming affecting erosion?
It depends on where the cattle farming is taking place. Some areas where people have little ideas of how to properly graze their cattle, the erosion in those areas is high. But in areas where farmers and ranchers are maintaining good to great grazing practices, there is little to no soil erosion happening.
What effects do TNC's have on indigenous people in the rain forest?
It means many peoples homes are burnt down also they can be harmed or killed trying to portect families,land,and the rest of their tribe.
What biome did a mesosaurus live in?
The Mesosaurus lived in Antarctica back 100 million to 200 million years ago : )
How forest rules affected cultivation?
One of the major impacts of European colonialism was on the practice
of shifting cultivation or Sweden agriculture. This is a traditional
agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa and South America. It
has many local names such as lading in Southeast Asia, milpa in Central
America, chitemene or tavy in Africa, and chena in Sri Lanka. In
India, dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, jhum, podu, khandad and kumri
are some of the local terms for Sweden agriculture.
In shifting cultivation, parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation.
Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains, and the crop is
harvested by October-November. Such plots are cultivated for a couple
of years and then left fallow for 12 to 18 years for the forest to grow
back. A mixture of crops is grown on these plots. In central India
and Africa it could be millets, in Brazil manioc, and in other parts of
Latin America maize and beans.
European foresters regarded this practice as harmful for the forests. They
felt that land which was used for cultivation every few years could not
grow trees for railway timber. When a forest was burnt, there was
the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber.
Shifting cultivation also made it harder for the government to calculate
taxes. Therefore, the government decided to ban shifting cultivation.
As a result, many communities were forcibly displaced from their
homes in the forests. Some had to change occupations, while some
resisted through large and small rebellions.
