PPT-Amazon Rainforest Facts

located in tropics by equator cover about 2 of earths surface but house over half of worlds plant and animal species ¼ of medicines originated in rainforest rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate half have been cut down in the last century . CE 397 . Transboundary. Waters. Christine Lynch. Feb 7, 2012. The Amazon’s International Importance. Global Importance to:. Water. Carbon Cycle. Climate. Biodiversity. Amazon Overview. The Amazon Basin is the largest basin on the planet, at over 6,100,000 km. The amazon forest is located in the upper section of Brazil south of the Equator. It is also found in different other countries including, Peru, Boliva, Equador and French Guinea. It covers averagely 40 percent of South America . . Rainforest is located near the equator .. In Rainforest is really hot and rains a lot .. Rainforest has four layers they are . Forest Floor , Understory Layer , Canopy Layer and Emergent Layer .. . Introduction. ,Hey Sarah . Bieber. here. When Ms Sheehan told us that we were doing a project on the rainforest I wasn’t that pushed on it. But now its gotten very interesting. In my project you will learn about the different animals the unusal plants and the strange tribes. Its amazing to see how much plants and animals live in the rainforest so sit back relax and enjoy my wonderful project. Thank you.. Brazil. By Miss Thai’s Class. 2011-2012. The Amazon . R. iver . By Alex. Y. ou should visit the Amazon . R. iver because it has pink dolphins. . I. t has turtles in the river. . I. t is pretty. . . about. . the. R. a. i. n. f. o. r. e. s. t. . This slideshow is full of rainforest questions. . You can check your rainforest skills in this slideshow. . There is an answer page at the back so you can check if you got the right answer. We are learning to….. Define. . the term sustainable. Explore. possible ways forward. Suggest . how it can make life more sustainable in the Amazon. What does sustainable mean?. THINK. PAIR. SHARE. Rainforest. Created by Frankie Kilroy . And Gwen Martin. Click here to view our video.. Contents. . . Animals of the amazon rainforest. Facts about the animals. The brazil map. Facts about the Amazon rainforest. . By. . Finn. . and. . Alice. . Click on video to view . .. What is a Rainforest? . A dense . forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall. .. Contents. 1. Geopolitical Situation. 2. Climate. 3. Flora & Fauna. 4. Amazon rainforest’s importance. 5. Amazon Jungle’s issues. Geopolitical Situation. Amazon is a region in South America in the Amazon’s basin inluding. of . Latin . America. Andes . Mountains. Longest mountain chain in the world. 4,500 miles in length . Runs north to south along the west coast of South America. Found . in Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina. Did you know there are two types of r. ainforest?. T. he . temperate and the . tropical!. Tropical rainforests are found close to the . equator.. Temperate . rainforests are found along coasts in the temperate zone, such as the Pacific Northwest of the . José A. Ochoa . Routes:. Ecuador: . (200 – 3400 m): Amazon . rainforest, mountain forest, dry forest, and inter-Andean valleys . Perú: . (sea level – 4300 m): inter-Andean valleys, coastal desert, dry forests, highland, mountain rainforest and Amazon basin. . The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometres (1.4 billion acres).. Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana..