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The Amazon Rainforest (Environmental Factors (The trees in the make 20% of…
The Amazon Rainforest
Environmental Factors
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In 1995 alone, 11,200 square miles of the forest was cleared out.
The Amazon is in danger, but many things are being done to control it's deforestation
An estimated 20% has been cut down, leaving only 80% of what it originally was.
Economic Factors
Although it is not currently popular, tourism of the Amazon could bring a lot of money to the countries that contain it.
One of Brazil's huge exports is medicine because about 25% of the worlds medicine comes from the Amazon.
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The natural rubber produced in the Amazon Rainforest is crucial for trade and economic success in the countries that contain it.
Social Factors
The people living in the forest don't go to schools like Most Americans do, but instead learn about the rainforest itself along with their ancestors
The people living in the Amazon Rainforest live in a way that doesn't damage the plants or animals that live there.
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Political Factors
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The Brazilian Government was charged because of the deforestation growing three times faster than the previous years
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