RBA-Geography-Where have the forests gone? by amruta naik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse MADE BY AMRUAT .R. NAIK ALL ABOUT - Amazon Rainforest en-us 2021-10-16 06:35:22 UTC 2026-01-16 06:54:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f333.png Causes of the rainforest to reduce amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820813853 The ever-growing human consumption and population is the biggest cause of forest destruction due to the vast amounts of resources, products, services we take from it. . Direct human causes of deforestation include logging, agriculture, cattle ranching, mining, oil extraction and dam-building.]]> 2021-10-16 06:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820813853 3 Major causes of amazon rainforest reducing amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820815507 1)The immediate causes of rainforest destruction are clear.

2)The main causes of total clearance are agriculture and in drier areas, fuelwood collection.

3)The main cause of forest degradation is logging. Mining, industrial development and large dams also have a serious impact.]]> 2021-10-16 06:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820815507 Current status of the rainforest amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820817041 Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country's space agency (Inpe) reports. A total of 11,088 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest were destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. This is a 9.5% increase from the previous year.]]> 2021-10-16 06:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820817041 Effect on the biodiversity of the amazon rainforest amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820819426 Biodiversity loss from habitat destruction is often driven by land grabbing and industrialized agricultural expansion, mining, logging, and large-scale infrastructure development, usually through deforestation. Even worse, deforestation in Indigenous lands and protected areas has skyrocketed in recent years.]]> 2021-10-16 06:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820819426 Adverse effects on the Human population amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820820575 The human impact on the Amazon rainforest has been grossly underestimated according to an international team of researchers from Brazil and the UK, led by Lancaster University.]]> 2021-10-16 06:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820820575 7 steps you can take to help save the Amazon and the world's rainforests, from the Rainforest Action Network. amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820822281 1) Reduce your paper and wood consumption.

2) Reduce your oil consumption.

3) Reduce your beef consumption.

4) Hold businesses accountable.

5) Invest in rainforest communities.

6) Support the grassroots.

7) Support Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch]]> 2021-10-16 06:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820822281 How is the Amazon rainforest changing? amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820823276 The researchers say that the forest in the south-east of the Amazon have been very badly hit by deforestation and climate change. In this area, temperatures have increased in the two hottest months of the year by 3.07C - this is around the same increase seen in the Arctic and around three times the global average.]]> 2021-10-16 07:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820823276 How much of the Amazon has been destroyed? amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820824090
Over the past 30 years, 15 percent of the Brazilian Amazon has been destroyed.]]> 2021-10-16 07:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820824090 How does the amazon rainforest get its name amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820825444 The Amazon rainforest is named after the Amazon River, which is known as the Rio Amazonas in Spanish and Portuguese. "Amazonas" is derived from an ancient Greek myth about a tribe of mighty women warriors.]]> 2021-10-16 07:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820825444 How does the amazon rainforest catch fire amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820825825 Forest fires do happen in the Amazon during the dry season between July and October. They can be caused by naturally occurring events, like lightning strikes, but this year most are thought to have been started by farmers and loggers clearing land for crops or grazing.]]> 2021-10-16 07:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820825825 How does the amazon rainforest catch fire - Pics amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820827164 2021-10-16 07:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820827164 3 interesting facts about the Amazon rainforest amrutanaik https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820828202 Nearly two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest is found in Brazil. The Amazon is thought to have 2.5 million species of insects. More than half the species in the Amazon rainforest are thought to live in the canopy. 70 percent of South America's GDP is produced in areas that receive rainfall or water from the Amazon.]]> 2021-10-16 07:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amrutanaik/1ma08i4lkjoyvtse/wish/1820828202