The Amazon Rainforest is known to the largest River on the planet Earth. The Amazon Rainforest covers 40% of the South American continent and swivels its way through 8 countries; Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. The Amazon Rainforests consists of many different ecosystems and different vegetation types which include, rainforests, seasonal rainforests, deciduous rainforests, flooded forests and savannahs. The Amazon Rainforests also consists of the second biggest river (The Amazon River) following after the Nile River in North Africa. The river plays a massive part for the reproduction of the Rainforest and has done this for many years.…
Final Exam Writing Component There are many predator/prey relationships in the Temperate Deciduous Forest. A example of a predator/prey relationship in the Temperate Deciduous Forest is the Black Rat Snake, and the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit. For the Black Rat Snake the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit is one of its many food sources for it to get energy and survive. Two of the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit’s traits are the fact that their fur coat changes colors overtime, and the ability to hide and burrow effectively.…
2. Identify two different types of forest environments. Two different types of forest environments are Tropical Rainforests and Coniferous Forests. Tropical Rainforests are typically dense and are located near the equator. Whereas, Coniferous Forests are located near the two poles and is usually in a snowy environment.…
However, it only contains 12% of the population. The Amazon Rainforest has hot and tropical weather with plenty of rain. 30% of Peru is Highlands, which holds 36% of the population. The Highlands have dry and temperate weather with huge variations in temperature.…
The winters in this zone are anywhere from mild to cool, but never cold enough to snow or frost. The subtropical zones has different levels of rainfall depending on the elevation above sea level. Brazil is mostly tropical but temperate in the south. It is hot and dry in arid interior, and humid in tropical areas. Brazil is also hot and sticky throughout most of the year.…
The Amazon experiences... you guessed it, rain heat and more rain and heat! The average daytime temperature is 30-32° C (85-90° F), while nights can cool down to 20° C (68° F). They do have a wet and wetter season with the wet (dry) season corresponding with the dry season in the highlands. The desert coast is arid.…
Every year, many plants and animal species are killed, or even put to the brink of extinction, due to Amazon Deforestation. “Forests are complex ecosystems that affect almost every species on the planet. When they are degraded, it can set off a devastating chain of events both locally and around the world.” (Bradford) By deforesting the amazon, many animals are losing their homes and food sources.…
The Central Region is mild with a Mediterranean climate (Geography and climate in Chile). There is snowfall in the mountainous region (Chile Geography). The further an individual moves from the mountains the more desert-like the weather becomes (Chile Geography). One of the driest areas in the world is in northern Chile (Chile Geography). The south has more of a cool, wet climate (Chile Geography).…
Tropical deforestation is an issue that has plagued mankind since the beginning of time. It is an important component of global change and has a large influence on many different environmental issues we have today such as climate change and carbon emissions. Over a twelve year period that ended in 2012, 1.1 million km2 of tropical forest was lost, with the rate of forest loss increasing during this span. One of the largest and most biodiverse tropical forests’ in the world is the Amazon, covering an area of 5.5 million square kilometers and shared by nine countries. Brazil holds the majority of it, over 60%.…
Think back to the last vacation you had overseas and how many American companies you may have seen in that foreign country. Whether it was McDonalds or a JW Marriott, western culture is an overarching presence in Latin America. Not only can it potentially interfere with the current culture of the country, it also exploits the land and resources in the area. In Through the Arc of the Rainforest, Yamashita discusses the globalization process through overarching American corporations westernizing Southern America. Because of this, nature is exploited and not left to be natural.…
The temperatures and seasons in a Savanna are very funny. The temperature mainly is kind of warm all year. There are two different seasons in a Savanna. When its winter it’s a very long and dry season but when it’s the summer time it’s a log and wet season. During the dry season or the winter you can say about 4 inches of rain falls on an average.…
Here is my essay on the Tropical Rainforest. The Tropical Rainforest is close to the equator and it makes up six percent of the earth's land surface. The rainforest is made up of four layers the emergent, the upper canopy, the understory, and the forest floor. It gets up to an average of 50 to 260 inches of rain…
Tundra biomes are similar to deserts in that there is very little precipitation, mostly snow and almost no rain. Tundra biomes are incredibly delicate environments, extreme temperatures making plants and animals extra succeptible and vulnerable to changes such as global warming and human disruption.…
“Warm tropical climates are mostly found near the Equator.” (N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016. ) This shows that some of the continents use to be in the same area.…
Geography of Guinea Guinea has a relatively tropical climate. The temperatures range from the seventies to the hundreds during the day, and forties to fifties at night. However, the placement within these temperatures is determined based on the dry and wet seasons. Near the cost, the temperatures tend to be lower and more rainfall occurs annually. In the northern parts of Guinea, it is drier and slightly hotter due to the Sahara winds.…