There are many ways in which the rainforest is exploited. Many of these ways are damaging to the environment. Rubber tapping causes almost no damage to the rainforest. Rubber tapping takes the natural latex from the tree by scraping grooves into the surface of the tree. The natural latex then falls into a cup‚ and is removed and processed to make the rubber. Rubber trees are quite rare - in a thirty square kilometre area‚ with 20‚000 trees‚ there may be just sixty rubber trees. Timber logging causes
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the condition of tropical neurasthenia tell us about history of disease and colonialism? Executive Summary The Western countries have established the world market during the first quarter of the twentieth century. At that time‚ the Europeans in the tropical colonies experienced a kind of nervous condition which was diagnosed as the tropical neurasthenia. It s not a psychosis or madness but according to Anna Crozier(2009)‚ an ennui or loss of “edge” caused by the strains of tropical life‚ the hot climate
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My biome is terrestrial. It is found in South America‚Africa‚and Asia.The thing that is unique about my biome is that there are certain features common to all tropical rainforest. Some producers and consumers are a plant and the butterfly eats the leaves off the trees and plants which makes the butterfly a primary consumer. Next the frog eats the butterfly which makes the frog a secondary consumer.After that the snake eats the frog which makes the snake a tertiary consumer.Finally when the snake
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The rainforest has many species of animals and plants of almost every family besides marine life. The rainforest can provide jobs food and water. Rain is very common in the rainforest because of its high humidity rate. Rainforests have a humidity rate of 77% to 88% all year long. The rain forest is an environment that is rainy and humid. The rain forest only has one season because it’s weather and temperature never change. The temperature never changes because of the high humidity rate and
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The Amazon Rainforest needs to be protected! If we do nothing to save the rainforest‚ our planet will be permanently damaged and there will be nothing we could do about it. The rainforest is basically the lungs of the earth. The carbon that will be released into the atmosphere will heat up the earth‚and possibly kill many plants‚ animals‚ etc. People are also doing things in the amazon that are killing many species of plants‚ animals‚ etc. Also‚ do do what is threatening these animals‚ developers
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Tropical Cyclones Description of Tropical Cyclones A tropical cyclone is a particular type of low pressure system that occurs in the summer months near northern Australia and composes over warm tropical waters. Cyclones can also be defined as gale force winds and heftily ponderous rain that can be highly destructive. Cyclones can cause the moving and reshaping of sand dunes‚ whilst also generating extensive erosion along the coast. They additionally create flooding‚ damage inland and landfall.
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Aquatic Biomes An aquatic biome is an ecological community dominated by water. This biome can be broken down into two categories: o Freshwater‚ which includes rivers‚ streams‚ ponds‚ lakes and freshwater wetland. o Marine or saltwater‚ which includes oceans‚ seas‚ estuaries‚ coral reefs and saltwater wetland. Each of these aquatic ecosystems can be defined by variables such as temperature‚ the presence or absence of light‚ and the availability of nutrients. Aquatic biomes cover almost all the
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the atmosphere. Rainforests are one of the natural wonders of the world. However‚ they are enticing as they produce lucrative materials‚ as well as containing large amounts of unclaimed spaces. Many of these temptations are too much for people as about 18 million acres of forest are cut down every year (Rinkesh). Recently‚ rainforests have encountered more trouble than ever‚ as people try to exploit the materials found within. Though many may not see the importance of rainforests in lives today
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TMA 04 Rainforests have been declining rapidly over the last few decades. There are various factors responsible for this decline‚ resulting in serious impacts on the environment and the economy. Critically discuss the causes of deforestation and solutions to it. Deforestation refers to the destruction of large areas of natural forests resulting in serious irreversible damage. Forests are crucial factors to our existence and because of the time it takes to replace harvested trees‚ they must
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John Rapadas Environmental Science Biome: Tropical Dry Forest. - Mammals: In Africa‚ some of the larger animals such as the white rhino and the giraffe roam in both the tropical dry forest and across the savanna. Birds: Orange-necked Partridge of Indochina & the Black-and-Tawny seedeater of the Chiquitano forest of South America Reptiles: Madagascar’s western forests contain a large
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