AMAZON RAINFOREST
World’s Largest Rainforest
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Located in Northern Brazil covering 2 MILLION square miles and enveloping Brazil,
Peru, & Columbia
Multiple landscapes ranging from the shrouded, Eden
like inner forest, to the dry but grand openness of the
Savannah
• 10% of World’s known species live in Amazon
• 20% of World’s bird species live in Amazon
• Extremely fertile soil • Amazon river flows for
4,345 Miles
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There are many different activities to take part in around the Amazon. Among the most popular are the Jungle Trekking, riding boats, and exploring the beautiful Rio de Janeiro.
Some environmental issues that come along with this breathtaking rainforest are deforestation. Most clearing is used for ranches for cattle pasture and small farmers clearing agriculture
Works Cited - "Best Times To Visit Peru And The
Amazon." Best Time to Visit Peru, Amazon River Cruises; Amazon Rainforest, Jungle. Aqua Expeditions, 20 Dec. 2009. Web. 16 Jan. 2015.
- G, Michael. "Rainforest Biomes." Rainforest Biomes. Blue Planet Biomes, 26 Sept. 2001. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
- Schultz, Alarich R. "Physiography of the River Course." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2014. Web. 16 Jan. 2015
-Temperature in the Amazon rarely gets higher than 93 °F, or drops below 68 °F
-Below is graph of temp. (orange) in a year
Amazon weather divides into 2
seasons: Best time to visit?
High Water Season:
-Begins in Dec. and goes up to
May.
-Average temp. is higher than L.W.S (86 °F)
-Every way by water is navigable, meaning wildlife rich tours
-Areas to trek are less access.
Low Water Season:
-Begins in June and goes to Nov.
-Key diff. low vs. high is that jungle trails are access.
-Fewer mosquitoes
-Good fishing in L.W.S is 100% guaranteed
Best time= ANY TIME!
- 1% of sunlight makes it to the forest floor through canopy
-3,000 different types of fruit, all free, and all ripe for the taking!
-25% of all medicine originated in the rainforest
-El Dorado, and cure for eternal life rumored to lie within
Precipitation:
-Above is graph showing rainfall (left axis) in a given year.
-Average is 50-250 inches yearly…most rainfall occurring during High Water Season
Temperature: -Bark
-Lianas
-Drip Tips
-Buttresses
-Prop & Stilt Roots
-Epiphytes
-Bromeliads
-Mangroves
-Nepenthes
Mostly plants because of the enormous amount of vegetation