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Case Study: Amazon Rainforest (Where is the Amazon Rainforest? (Located in…
Case Study: Amazon Rainforest
What is the Amazon like? Why is it important?
General Characteristics
Largest in the world
Home to 1 in 10 animals
Humid
Dense vegetation
Diverse
Tall trees
Why is it important?
'Key to life'
Regulates the atmsophere
5 billion tonnes of CO2 captured in the rainforest
Under pressure from deforestation - 25 000km2/year
Where is the Amazon Rainforest?
Located in the
northern
part of
South America
in the
basin
of the
Amazon River
.
On the
eastern
boarder of the
Atlantic ocean
. In the
west
it boarders the
Andes mountains
.
It is in Brazil, Bolivia, Columbia, Equador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Most of the Amazon Rainforest in
below 500m
- flat and low line.
Manaus
and
Belem
are along the main trunk of the river.
West = high, steep elevation along the Andes.
Intertropical convergence zone
Band of cloud formed by
convection
. Generally, follows the
equator
.
Why is the rainforest
warm
Warmer because it gets
more sunlight
.
Sunlight is more
concentrated
so the rainforest is hotter.
Why is the rainforest
warm all year?
Around the equator, there is
little change
in the
intensity
and
hours
of
sunlight
.
Why is the rainforest
wet
all year?
Warm
rising air
results in the rainforest being wet as the water is
recycled
-
global atmospheric circulation.