PPt. by, Robin D. Seamon

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• Along the equator

• Amazonia: largest rainforest; it’s in Brazil; Amazon River

• Hot, humid, damp

• ½ world’s plant and animal species in the world

• LAYERS:

1.Emergent layer

2.Canopy layer

3.Understory

4.Forest Floor

•Nutrient rich soil about 4 inches thick, underneath, poor soil

•When trees are cut away, poor soil is left.

•Rubber, coffee, cocoa, fruits, medicines,

•ANIMALS: (spider monkey, morpho butterfly, huge insects, macaw, gecko, lemurs, sloths, boa, poison arrow frog, pirhana, tarantula) New species continuing to be found

•PLANTS: (bananas, rice, avocados, eggplant, lemons, limes, oranges, cashews, ginger, nutmeg)

•NATIVE PEOPLE: Kayapo, Krenak, Yanomami

•PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RF:

Chewing gum, fruits, furniture,

soap, medicines, bananas, spices,

tea, balloons, chili

PANAMA CANAL

10 REASONS TO SAVE THE RAIN FORESTS.

1. Weather/climate reasons

2. ½ world’s plant/animal species

3. Undiscovered cures & species

4. Inspiration to artists

5. Native people’s traditions will be lost

6. World will lose native knowledge of rf plants/animals

7. Migration stops for many birds & insects

8. Products

9. Increased soil erosion, water pollution…

10.People don’t have the right to destroy for their own purposes.

Rain Forest Play

Rainforest

•1Surviving the RF (Man vs. Wild) (not saved)•2Surviving the RF (Man vs. Wild) food in Costa Rica

•3Surviving the RF (Man vs. Wild) FIRE (not saved)

•Survival in the Jungle fire & food

DEPLETION of RAINFORESTS: LINK

STATS link1 link 2