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PLANET EARTH: RAINFORESTS EUROPEAN STUDENTS BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE EUROPE

Planet Earth: Rainforests

Practical English : 1st of Bachiller

Teacher: Conchi Ivorra Pellín

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ACTIVITIES

VOCABULARY: WORD SEARCH PUZZLE:

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U T E A S D N L E U F E N I G N E C B L

1.-Find the following words in this word search puzzle and check the meaning in

your language:

1.-rubbish

2.-global warming

3.-recycling

4.-in/organic waste

5.-pollution

6.-ozone layer

7.-environment

8.-floods

9.-acid rain

10.-deforestation

11.-decompose

12.-reusing

13.-greenhouse effect

14.-rainforest

15.-oil spill

16.-drought

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2.-Complete these sentences with a suitable word from the previous exercise:

1.-____________________ do not decompose and remain in the environment for

hundreds or thousands of years.

2.-____________________ is one of the most worrying dangers threatening our

environment today.

3.-Our society produces tons of ________________every year.

4.-Man is continually destroying the forests for wood and farm land.

This_______________ is affecting the world’s climate.

5.-Smoke and chemicals from cars and factories pollute rain.

________________damages our natural resources, such as lakes, fish and plants life.

6.-Everybody is familiar today with the three R’s: reducing, _____________, and

___________________.

7.- ______________________includes food, eggshells, cotton, paper and cardboard.

8.-Polar ice-caps and glaciers are melting and this will cause serious _______________

in coastal areas in the years to come.

9.-Tropical ______________ produce 40% of the world oxygen.

10.-If we want to protect the ______________ we should stop pouring chemicals into

the sea and rivers.

11.-The ________________ is twenty to fifty km above the earth’s surface.

3.- Match the words with the definitions:

1.-Recycle a.-making things dirty and /or dangerous

2.-drought b.-the trapping of heat in the atmosphere

3.-pollution c.-material which has been used and is not longer wanted

4.-waste d.-a long period with no rain

5.-green house effect e.-thick forest of tall trees found in tropical areas

6.-global warming f.-change chemically, beginning to rot.

7.-rainforest g.-large amount of water covers an area usually dry

8.- environment h.-the heating up of the planet

9.-decompose i.-the world around us, with people, animals and plants

10.- flood j.-making things people have thrown away into something

else.

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4.- SCRAMBLED LETTERS

RUNNING DICTATION

TROPICAL RAINFORESTS

The largest tropical rainforests are situated near the equator in South

America, Africa and Asia. Hundreds of years ago, rainforests covered 14%

of the Earth’s surface, but today they cover only 6%.

The tropical rainforests are in regions with few changes in climate: it is

warm all year round. Plants and trees grow very quickly in these

conditions and they produce 40% of the world’s oxygen.

Man in continually destroying the forests for wood and farmland. This

deforestation is affecting the world’s climate: about 30% of the carbon

dioxide released into the air comes from burning down rainforests and is

one of the main causes of global warming. If we continue to destroy the

world’s rainforests at the present rate, they will disappear within the next

40 years.

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NAME OF THE FILM:

DIRECTOR:

RELEASE DATE:

MAIN CHARACTERS:

FILMING LOCATIONS:

1-Which words does Pandora make

you think of?

2. PLOT. Complete the story with the following words.

Offers Na’vi invaders pilot Grace Scientists allowed remains concern soldier

Grace aim meets save Pandora Avatars lifestyle human come back

accepts Earth research nature return twin-brother customs died mineral

destroy chosen planet replace deposit mind scientist HomeTree planet

help preserve war mineral

JAKE Sully is a paraplegic (1) ___________________who has just (2) ____________ from(3)

_______. His (4) ________________was a (5) _____________but he had (6) ________ a week

before, so Jake is (7) ____________ to (8) _____________him in a special scientific program in

a new (9) ___________ called (10) _______________ .

A group of scientists with (11) __________ as the leader of the group are working in a (12)

_____________ study to learn about the native tribes of the place. This researchers team

have made new creatures which are named (13) ________________. Jake is one of them.

They must learn about the (14) ______________of the inhabitants of Pandora and become

one of them.

However, this is not the (15) ______________of the colonel and the mining company working

there. They want to get a (16) _______________which can be found in Pandora. In fact, the

main (17) ____________ (18) _______________ is located under (19) _________________.

This group of people (soldiers and members of the company) are decided to (20)

_______________everything to achieve it.

The colonel (21) ______________Jake an operation for his injured legs if he tells him

everything about the indigenous tribe and he(22) ______________. Nevertheless, when Jake

(23) _______________ the people who live in Pandora, their (24) ________________ and their

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(25) ______________ about (26) _______________and its wildlife, he changes his (27)

_____________ and decides to (28) _______________these people to (29)

_______________their planet. Jake’s friends,(30) _____________,Trudy (the helicopter (31)

______________) and two other (32) ________________ help him to defeat the (33)

_______________and (34) ______________ Pandora.

Jake finally (35) ________________ in Pandora. He is no longer a (36) ____________ being

but a (37) ______________. People from the (38) ____________ are forced to (39)

_______________to their (40) _______________. Only some human beings are (41)

_____________ to stay in Pandora.

3- After watching the film decide if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE

a- Jake Sully rejects the offer of the Colonel.

b- Grace and the rest of the scientists don’t know about the agreement between Jake

and the Colonel.

c- The Scientific group want to help the

Na’vi.

d- Jake learns to love the Na’vi after living

with them for three months.

e- The main mineral deposit is just under

the HomeTree where the Na’vi live.

f- People from Pandora think that there is

a special link between the earth and all

the living creatures.

g- Jake doesn’t manage to become one of

the Na’vi.

h- Everybody is forced to leave Pandora except Jake.

i- Eywa is finally destroyed by humans.

j- Jake finally decides to come back to the Earth to have an operation on his legs.

4- Write a short description of Pandora

5- Write a short description of the indigenous tribe which Jake meets

6- What is Eywa?

7-Which aptitude test must any hunter pass in the native tribe?

8- Could you think of a “motto” which describes the lifestyle of this tribe?

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RESEARCHING: INDIVIDUAL OR PAIR WORK

Introducction

Rainforests are the Earth's oldest living ecosystems. These incredible places cover only 6 %of

the Earth's surface but yet they contain MORE THAN 1/2 of the world's plant and animal

species!

A Rainforest can be described as a tall, dense jungle. The reason it is

called a "rain" forest is because of the high amount of rainfall it gets

per year. The climate of a rain forest is very hot and humid so the

animals and plants that exist there must learn to adapt to this

climate

As many as 30 million species of plants and animals live in tropical rainforests.

At least two-thirds of the world's plant species, including many exotic and beautiful flowers grow in the rainforests.

Rainforests are the source of many items that we all use in our own

homes!

We eat several foods from the rainforest and many medicines are

made from ingredients found only in these areas.

Some of the common products we know of include:

Chocolate sugar cinnamon rubber medicine pineapples

The map shows the location of the world's tropical rainforests. Rainforests cover only a small part of the earth's surface - about 6%. We can find them in different parts of the world.

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CENTRAL AMERICA

This region was once entirely covered with rainforest, but large areas have been cleared for

cattle ranching and for sugar cane plantations.

Like other major rainforests, the jungles and mangrove swamps of

Central America contain many plants and animals found nowhere

else. Central America is famous for its large number of tropical

birds, including many kinds of parrots.

THE AMAZON

The Amazon jungle is the world's largest tropical rainforest. The

forest covers the basin of the Amazon, the world's second longest

river.

The Amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals

on Earth. A 1/5 of all the world's plants and birds and about 1/10 of all mammal species are

found there

AFRICA

Central Africa holds the world's second largest rainforest. To the south east, the large island of

Madagascar was once intensively forested, but now much of it is

gone. Africa contains areas of high cloud forest, mangrove

swamps and flooded forests. The island of Madagascar is home

to many unique plants and animals not found anywhere else.

SOUTHERN ASIA

The rainforests of Asia stretch from India and Burma in the west

to Malaysia and the islands of Java and Borneo in the

east. Bangladesh has the largest area of mangrove forests in the

world.

In Southeast Asia the climate is hot and humid all year round. In the mainland ( Asia) it has a

subtropical climate with torrential monsoon rains followed by a drier period.

AUSTRALASIA

Millions of years ago, Australia, New Zealand and the island of New Guinea formed part of a

great forested southern continent, isolated from the rest of the world. Today these countries

contain many different species of animal that live nowhere else.

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Undergrowth in Australia's tropical forests is dense and lush. The forests lie in the path of wet

winds blowing in from the Pacific.

RAINFORESTS IN DANGER

The world's rainforests are currently disappearing at a rate of 6000 acres every hour (this is

about 4000 football fields per hour).

When these forests are cut down, the plants and animals that live in the forests are

destroyed, and some species are at risk of

being made extinct.

Further, as the large-scale harvesting of

lumber from the rain forests continues,

the balance of the earth's eco-system is

disrupted.

We need the rain forests to produce

oxygen and clean the atmosphere to help

us breathe

We also know that the earth's climate can

be affected, as well as the water cycle.

Rainforests also provide us with many valuable medicinal plants, and may be a source

of a cure from some deadly diseases.

PRESERVING THE EARTH RAINFORESTS

Forests can be managed effectively without endangering rare species of plants and animals

and without risking global environmental damage.

Companies that harvest timber should not be allowed to "clear cut" large areas of

forest and should be required to plant new

trees after they cut old trees down.

Governments should create large parks

and reserves where hunting and logging

are not allowed.

As a world community, we must be careful

not to destroy the resources that people

will need in the future.

Many animals from the rainforests are

brought to our country illegally. Parrots

and iguanas, for example, are often imported illegally. We should not buy these

animals, since that encourages other people to bring in more animals.

Most of the products that we use in our country come from rainforests, such as

rubber, coffee and rain forest lumber. Rainforests are cut down to harvest the timber

and also to make room for farms to grow coffee and spices. Each of us needs to be

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thoughtful about the way we consume these products, and support companies and

programs that make a commitment to safe environmental practices.

Recycle and re-use whenever possible, and help keep the earth green and healthy.

Belize is located on the north eastern coast of Central America, between Mexico and Guatemala. 80% of this country, Belize, is covered by rainforest, which is protected by the government.

CLIMATE The local climate is tropical and generally hot and humid.

The rainy season is from May to November. During this season there are usually

natural disasters like hurricanes and floods. Average temperatures on the coast vary

from 24 degrees Celsius in January and 27 degrees Celsius in July

WILDLIFE Fauna:

- Jaguar

- Puma

- Ocelot

- Armadillo

- Tapir

- Crocodile

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More than 500 species of birds:

- Jabiru stork

- Hummingbirds

- Parrots neon greens

- Macaws

- Herons

- Egrets

Flora: The country is also home to 4,000 species of tropical flowers, including 250 types of orchids. - Orchids. - Red Ginger - Theobroma de cacao - Epiphyllum pumilum

PEOPLE

There are some people who live in the jungle without the comforts of the city or new technologies. They feed themselves by hunting, fishing and agriculture. It is hard to see them and there are some tribes not known because they have no contact with civilization.

Sonia Antón córdoba

& Ángela Antón Copé

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LOCATION

The Hawaiian tropical rainforest is a tropical moist broadleaved forest region in the

Hawaiian Islands. They cover an area of 6,700 km2 in the windward lowlands and

mountain regions of the islands.

1. WILDLIFE

The Hawaiian Islands are some of the most remote areas of land in the world.

More than 70 million years of isolation have helped create a unique plant life in the

tropical rainforests of Hawaii.

There are four layers in a tropical rainforest. On the top or the emergent layer there are the tallest trees, or the emergent trees. Next, the canopy shades the forest floor by blocking out the sun's light. The understory is made up of shrubs and young trees and the forest floor is where the fallen branches and leaves decompose to create nutrients for new plant life to grow.

The tropical rainforests of

Hawaii are home to native Ohia'lehua and Koa trees, the latter much prized for its

multi-hued wood patterns.

There are also three varieties of

orchids as well as a number of

mosses and ferns. Red Ginger is

also a common find. The Ohia

tree has its own red blossoms.

Some of the Hawaiian

tropical rainforests animals are:

bufo marinus, dragonfly,

earthworm, hawks, i'iwi, happy

face spider, hummingbirds,

millipedes, mosquito, praying

mantis, tree frogs, walking stick

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and woodpeckers.

2. PEOPLE

Hawaii's current population of over 1.3 million is due to military presence and tourism,

with about 72% of its residents living in metropolitan areas such as Honolulu.

Oahu: 596 people per km2

Big Island of Hawaii: 16 inhabitants

per km2

Maui: 83 people per km2

Kauai: 53 people per km2

Molokai: 12 people per km2

Lanai: 12 people per km2

Niihau: 1 people per km2

3. DANGER

The rainforest is a biodiversity rich region. It's richer than any other biological

region of our planet. Many species are critically endangered, and all they require our

help to survive.

About one species disappears everyday in a rainforest, although it hasn’t been

discovered yet!

In some rainforest each tree may have its species of wildlife. A tree cutting may

result in the extinction of that specie.

4. MEASURES TO PRESERVE THE RAINFOREST:

- Stop tree cutting for farms, highways or timber companies. .

- Concerned and respectful attitude about the environment.

Almudena Tenza,

Andrea Richarte

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The rainforests are located on

the equator. They share the

same climate. Weather in

tropical forests can be

described in two words: warm

and wet. Average annual

rainfall is no less than 168 cm

and can exceed 1.000 cm,

although it typically lies

between 175 cm and 200 cm.

Monthly temperatures

exceed 18º during all months

of the year. One of the most

important tropical

rainforests is located in

Madagascar.

Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island and it’s located in Africa. This island is

roughly the size of France. Madagascar is home to more than 250,000 species of

wildlife, of which 70% are found nowhere else in the world.

Madagascar has some of the highest

biodiversity on the planet. About 200.000

known species are found in Madagascar,

150.000 of which are endemic.

The Malagasy ethnic group forms over 90%

of Madagascar's population and is divided

into eighteen ethnic sub-groups.

The rainforest of Atsinanana (Madagascar) is in the list of endangered heritage

The most famous representative of the fauna is the lemur. On the island there are

ten different species of lemur.

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Recent DNA research revealed that the genetic makeup of the average Malagasy

person constitutes an equal blend of Austronesian and East African genes, although

the genetics of some communities show a predominance of Austronesian or African

origins or some Arab, Indian or European ancestry.

Some of the Malagasy Ethnic Groups are Sakalava, Vezo, Merina and Bara.

Before the arrival of humans 2,000 ago, years there were many great and

unusual animals living there. Many

animals that are endangered or could be

endangered in a short time are:

majungasaurus, elephant birds, pygmy hipp

os and Archaeoindris Malagasy, among

other.

Miguel Martínez Mira

Those Trees are the most famous trees in Madagascar as you can see in the photo

it’s about 25 metres.

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South America is home to the world's largest contiguous tropical rainforest, the

vast Amazon rainforest. This lush and biologically rich forest covers the basin of the

Amazon (also known as Amazonia), the world's second longest river, and spreads into

nine countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam

and French Guiana.

The Amazon basin includes 7,000,000

square kilometers (1.2 billion acres), while the

forest itself, is home to the greatest variety of

plants and animals on Earth. It occupies some

5,500,000 square kilometers.

Wildlife:

One fifth of all the world's plants and birds and almost one tenth of all mammal

species are found there, we can find mammals like the

jaguar, birds, reptiles, amphibians (frogs), fish and

insects. This vast forest home, which represents over

half of the world's remaining rainforests, is under attack

from many fronts and the world is in danger of losing

this precious resource. Deforestation, serving the

interests of both primitive cut down and burn and

modern agriculture, logging and exotic timber harvest

and cattle raising, is the major threat.

The construction of the Trans-Amazonian

highway not only destroyed millions of acres but has

also opened the region up to constant and relentless

pressure from the outside world. At the current rate of

forest loss, it is entirely possible that the Amazon rainforest will cease to exist within

the next 50 years.

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People

The Amazon shelters different live cultures. The Amazon has a long history of

human settlement. Contrary to popular belief, sizable and sedentary societies of great

complexity existed in the Amazon rainforest before Columbus arrived there. These

societies produced pottery, cleared sections of

rainforest for agriculture, and managed forests to

optimize the distribution of useful species. The

notion of a virgin Amazon is largely the result of

the population crash following the arrival of the

Europeans in the sixteenth century. Studies

suggest that 11.8 percent of the Amazon's “terra

firme” forests are anthropogenic in nature

resulting from the careful management of biodiversity by indigenous people. However,

unlike those using current cultivation techniques, these Amazonians were attuned to

the ecological realities of their environment, and they understood how to sustainably

manage the rainforest to suit their needs. They saw the importance of maintaining

biodiversity through a mosaic of natural forests, open fields, and sections of forest

managed so as to be dominated by species of special interest to humans.

Juan Carlos Boyer, Antonio Martínez

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Tropical rainforests are warm, 24-27º C year round, because they are located near the equator. Rainforests live up to their name—they receive at least 2,000 mm (80 inches) of rain every year. While they cover less than seven percent of the Earth’s surface, rainforests contain about half of the plants and animals species on the planet. The rainforests of Panama, in particular, are some of the world’s most biologically diverse areas.

Chagres National Park was created in 1985 with the objective of preserving the natural forest up to produce enough water to ensure the normal operation of the Panama Canal, to supply drinking water for Panama City, Colon and La Chorrera, and generate electricity for the cities of Panama and Colon.

Chagres National Park situated to the east of Gatun Lake and close to the northern half of Panama Canal.

It has 1,185 species of plants, 130 of which are unique to that area. Panama’s rainforests are home to many mammals that migrated from both North and South America. Among these species are jaguars, tapirs, deer, sloths, anteaters, and armadillos. There are also 650 species of birds and 93 amphibian species in the Panama Canal watershed.

Some of the endangered animals can be found in Panama. This is the case of the American Alligator, the Great Green Macaw, Jaguar, the West Indian manatee, the brown-headed spider monkey, the spectacled bear, the white shark, or the loggerhead turtle.

There are also some endangered plants such as orchids.

Iris Campoy García

Cynthia Flores Amorós

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It is the second largest rainforest after the Amazon and it´s the richest place in

biodiversity in Africa. It extends

over Cameroon, Central African

Republic, Congo Bazzaville,

Democratic Republic of Congo,

Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

In the Democratic Republic of

Congo, the forest is home to over

1,000 species of birds, over 400

species of mammals, 10,000 plant

species, many of which are found

nowhere else on Earth.

The forest of the Congo River basin accumulate 8% of

all carbon stored in forests on the planet, making it

the largest carbon store in Africa and the fourth

largest in the world. However, about 85% of the

primary forest has been destroyed and the timber

industry threatens the rest.

According to the latest estimates, deforestation in

central Africa for 2050, only in Democratic Republic of

Congo, will release 34,400 tones of CO2.

Tens of millions of people depend on forests for their

survival and in the Democratic Republic of Congo there

are 40 million people, farmers and fishermen, who

depend on forests. In this part of the world, entire

cultures live and depend on the forest for shelter, health,

food and cultural and spiritual survival.

Puri Navarro,

Alba Quiles

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Indonesia houses the most extensive rainforest in all Asia, though it is rapidly being

destroyed to accommodate its increasing population and growing economy.

WILDLIFE

In Indonesian rainforests there are thought to be as many as 40,000 different species

of plants. Of these, there are around 5,000 different species of orchid alone.

Rainforests are also rich sources of timber. In Indonesia, timbers such as ebony, teak

and sandalwood are cut for use in construction and woodworking.

Indonesia is home to one of the strangest plants ever seen. The Rafflesia arnoldii is the

world's biggest flower. The flower can grow up to a metre wide and can weigh as much

as nine kilograms. It is also known as the 'corpse flower' because it gives off a smell like

rotten meat. The kelapa tree (or coconut palm) is also very common in Indonesia.

Inside the Indonesian rainforest there are animals such as elephants, rhinoceros,

tigers, monkeys, apes, lizards, flying foxes, wallabies, bandicoots and birds. There are

also many sea and water creatures such as giant sea turtles, crocodiles, sea horses,

dolphins and many different kinds of fish.

There are around 1500 different kinds of birds alone in Indonesia. In the Indonesian

part of the island of Borneo, there are 21 different kinds of apes and monkeys. Some

of the most famous endangered Indonesian animals are the Sumatran rhinoceros, the

Javan tiger, orang-utans and komodo dragons.

Komodo dragon. The Rafflesia arnoldii.

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CLIMATE

The islands of Indonesia sit close to

the equator. This means that the

whole country is located in a tropical

area. While there is variety in the

weather on different Indonesian

islands, in general the climate

throughout Indonesia is hot and

humid.

As a result of its tropical location,

Indonesia does not have four

seasons. Being close to the equator means that the temperature stays very stable,

close to the same all year round. Instead of summer, autumn, winter and spring,

Indonesia has wet and dry seasons.

LOGGING

Today just under half of Indonesia is forested, representing a significant decline in its

original forest cover. Between 1990 and 2005 the country lost more than 28 million

hectares of forest, including 21.7 hectares of virgin forest, and since the 1990s,

deforestation rates of primary forest cover have climbed 26 percent. Today Indonesia's

forests are some of the most threatened on the planet.

Nerea Martínez,

Paula Penalva

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* A rainforest is a dense tropical forest that grows in the hot tropical regions of the

world where there is always heavy rainfall.

* More than half of the world's plants and animals live in rainforest habitats.

Costa Rica is in

Central America

* Tropical rainforests are found near

the equator.

The Rainforest is located in the North of the country.

Some Animals of Costa Rica rainforest are:

Sloths, blue morpho butterfly, red poison frog, howler monkey, coati, toucans...

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There are lots of different plants but the most important is the

BROMELIA

The

rain forest is in danger because:

*deforestation

*mining industry

*Contamination

*hunting of animals

Protect the

Rainforest!

Ángela Martínez Abellán

Minerva Cantó Martínez

Conservation rules: *not to throw rubbish

*not feed the animals

*not remove animals and plants

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It’s a region of the central and northern of America that includes the rainforest of the

Amazon River.

Fauna

-Mammals include monkeys, jaguars, pumas and tapirs. Its water is home to two

species of dolphins: pinks dolphins.

-There are many species of aquatic and terrestrial reptiles: turtles, alligators, crocodiles

and many snakes, including the anaconda.

Flora

20% of the world’s species of plants can be found in the Amazon forest. In the lagoons

along the Amazon River there are flower plants, whose circular leaves reach over a

meter in diameter.

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Tribes

The Amazonic rainforest is home to different tribes:

-LANGUAGES TUPI: is the most widespread native currently in the region.

-LANGUAGES YE O GÊ: after the language Tupi, this is the most widespread in the

Amazon region.

-LANGUAGES CARIBBEAN: is a family that a probably spread from the northern part of

the Amazon, although there are also members of this tribe in central Amazonia.

-LANGUAGES ARAWAK: family located primarily in the region which surrounds the

Amazonia

-LANGUAGES PANO-TACANAS: southwestern Amazonia

The Amazonic Rainforest is in danger because of:

Commercial cut:

The clearing of tropical trees used in the manufacture of furniture and the use of wood

as raw material.

We must also add the paper industry, which requires a massive amount of trees for

making pulp.

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Cattle Breeding:

More ranches are required to graze their cattle pastures.

Cultivation:

It is estimated that at least 10% of land is needed for traditional crop in the Amazon.

Consequently ranches increasingly move inside the Amazon in search of virgin land.

Road Construction:

Since the early 70s more than 9,000 miles of roads have been built in the Amazon

rainforest, endangering not only the natural habitat of plants and animals but also the

very life and survival of native tribes.

Hydroelectric Dams:

The dams have a negative impact on local wildlife, affecting migratory fish as well as

the survival of pink Amazon dolphin, for example.

Its construction threatens the environment and the reproductive cycle of plants and

animals

Mining:

The mining industry practices require releasing tons of mercury on the environment,

causing irreparable damage to waterways, vegetation and animals.

ESTHER DÍEZ SANTO

1 BACHILLER C

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