The Amazon is
a region is in South America, gets its name from the Amazon River
the Amazon River
the second-longest river in the world, is loacated South America,
Amazon region is full of
dense forests that are impossible to access (tropical rainforests)
tropical rainforests
are dense forests that are impossible to access
The tropics are located
near the equator, the equator, between 23 1/2 N and 23 1/2 S
The tropics are
It is always hot in the tropics: more than 30 degrees during the day, and a few degrees lower at night.
It rains a lot there. The average rainfall is more than 2,000 mm a year (De Bilt: 800 mm),
different layers of trees in the forest.
These tree crowns are all on top of each other and create a lot of shade, so it is always dark in the forest. Lots of different types of plants and trees grow together there. And all sorts of animals live there too. The variation in life forms is enormous. In other words: biodiversity is huge (bio means life, diversity means different).
biodiversity meaning
bio means life, diversity means different).
The variation in life forms is enormous
Deforestation
because people are felling trees (deforestation).
The deforestation is connected with
the unequal population distribution in Brazil:
natural resources
These are products from nature that people can make good use of, such as gold, uranium, rubber and wood.
why is Tropical wood very popular
because it is hard and it does not rot. Doors, window frames and garden furniture are often made of tropical wood.
rainforests
It rains there almost every day. That is
how they got the name 'rainforests'.
different layers of trees
Some trees grow to between 10 and 15 meters, others grow to 20 or 35 metres.
And some are even taller than that.
These tree crowns are all
of each other and create a
lot of shade, so it is always dark in the forest.
The Brazilian rainforest is disappearing
That is because people are felling in the tropics.
It is always hot
more than 30 degrees during the day, and a few degrees lower at night.