by Seth
The biggest rainforest in the world is the Amazon Rainforest. It is in South America. Although it is mostly in Brazil, the Amazon goes into 9 countries. All rainforests, including the Amazon, are located by the equator. The forest is shady but really hot. The average temperature is 80 degrees. It doesn't rain all of the time but it does get a lot of rain. The average rainfall is 60-175 inches per year. There are a bunch of different plants and animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest. There are more than 3,000 different species of fish, 1,300 different kinds of birds, and more than 30 million different kinds of insects.
The Amazon Rainforest is in danger of disappearing because of logging companies. People are clearing the land to make room for their farms. They need land for their cows and crops. About 12 percent of the rainforest has already been cut down or destroyed. When new trees are planted, they do not grow as well as the ones before them did.
If we continue to let the rainforest be cut down, then animals will lose their homes and have to leave. Then they will have to find new homes or move into another animal's home. The animals soon will not have enough room to live and could die. This is how animals, like the jaguar, become endangered.
The biggest rainforest in the world is the Amazon Rainforest. It is in South America. Although it is mostly in Brazil, the Amazon goes into 9 countries. All rainforests, including the Amazon, are located by the equator. The forest is shady but really hot. The average temperature is 80 degrees. It doesn't rain all of the time but it does get a lot of rain. The average rainfall is 60-175 inches per year. There are a bunch of different plants and animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest. There are more than 3,000 different species of fish, 1,300 different kinds of birds, and more than 30 million different kinds of insects.
The Amazon Rainforest is in danger of disappearing because of logging companies. People are clearing the land to make room for their farms. They need land for their cows and crops. About 12 percent of the rainforest has already been cut down or destroyed. When new trees are planted, they do not grow as well as the ones before them did.
If we continue to let the rainforest be cut down, then animals will lose their homes and have to leave. Then they will have to find new homes or move into another animal's home. The animals soon will not have enough room to live and could die. This is how animals, like the jaguar, become endangered.
Works cited:
Coomes, Oliver T. "Amazon rain forest. " World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 19 Apr. 2011
Save The Amazon Rainforest
http://www.amazon-rainforest.org/
Works cited:
Coomes, Oliver T. "Amazon rain forest. " World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 19 Apr. 2011
Save The Amazon Rainforest
http://www.amazon-rainforest.org/
