Of all the jungles that we can find on the planet, the Amazon is the most important. Join me to know these interesting Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Facts
Rainforests play an invaluable role in sustaining life, but every year large portions of them are cut down for logging, mining, and cattle ranches.
Amazon Rainforest Facts The Amazon rainforest is located in South America and covers 2.1 million square miles of land. Brazil has 60%, Peru has 13%, and Colombia has 10% while other countries have very small parts of the rainforest within their borders. Altogether there are nine nations ...
Like, did you know that the vast expanse of rainforest was named after female warriors from Greek mythology?
Amazon Rainforest Our rain forests around the world are being destroyed at a rate of 36 football fields deforested each minute. Rainforests around the world Rainforests layers Tallest trees of the rainforest, over 20 ft, with the most sunlight Primary layer, home to many animals. ...
In this lesson you will learn about the Amazon Rainforest by focusing on the geography and climate of this area. You'll find out who calls the rainforest home, and explore the layers that make up the rainforest. The Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is home to thousands of animals...
The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest. Commonly referred to as the lungs of our planet, this rainforest harbors the most diverse ecosystem in the world. Spanning across nine South American countries, the magnitude of such natural haven extends over 844 million hectares of land, of which...
Species in the Amazon Rainforest Lesson Summary Register to view this lesson Are you a student or a teacher? FAQ What are five facts about the Amazon Rainforest? The Amazon River, by volume, is the largest river on Earth and home to the freshwater pink Amazon River dolphin. Most of the...
Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several mi
Amazon Rainforest Facts The Amazon rainforest is at least 55 million years old. In earlier geological periods, part of the South American landmass drained into the Pacific Ocean but the formation of the Andes mountain range effectively dammed this flow resulting in a huge lake or inland sea cov...