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Geography, Rainforest - Coggle Diagram
Geography
management strategies
National parks
protects the area and lets people do recreational stuff but not to damage the place.
helps economy(jobs, tourism)
Protected areas
protects the place from deforestation
helps economy(jobs)
helps environment
Afforestation
planting plants to undo deforestation
helps economy(jobs)
helps environment
Selective logging
only cutting some of the trees that aren't endangered species and leaving the rest
helps economy(jobs)
helps environment
Education
letting people know about deforestation
raise awareness
Agroforestry
planting crops in the forest rather than removing the forest to plant crops
helps economy(jobs)
helps environment
International Agreements
Deals with other countries to reduce deforestation(such as pledges to stop deforestation swapped with debt-paying
helps economy
Ecotourism
tour the forest
raise awareness
helps economy(jobs, tourism)
causes of deforestation
Logging
Farming
Palm Oil
Cattle ranching
Urbanisation
Forest fires
Mining
layers
Emergent(>45m)
canopy(>30m)
understorey(~15m)
forest floor(<5m)
Sustainability
living in a way that fulfills our present needs and ensuring that future generations can meet their own needs
balancing economy and environment
adaptation
flora(plants
Buttress roots
large roots for extra stability and water
Lianas
woody vines that climb up other plants so they can get sunlight without having to grow tall and sturdy
Drip tips
Leaves for collecting minimal water
Epiphytes
organisms that grow on plants and derive its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water or from debris accumulating around it
fauna(animals)
speed
camouflage
size
poison/venom
special diet
strength
climate
hot and humid
wet, often downpour in afternoon
consistently hot, around 28 degrees celsius
climate graphs
precipitation(bar chart)
temperature(line chart)
location
between tropics of cancer and capricorn, near equator
why
warm and humid due to direct sunlight and solar radiation
case study
South America
Amazon rainforest
largest river basin
lots of forest fire and haze
Brazil army to fight fires
blackout smog
logging, farming soybeans and cattle
SEAsia
Malaysia
palm plantations
profitable
Indonesia
palm plantations
profitable
orangutans and Sumatran tigers endangered
impacts of deforestation
Loss of biodiversity, Damage to habitat, Loss of CO2 absorption, Soil erosion, Enhanced greenhouse effect, Effect on indigenous people, Loss of natural resources, global warming, stronger and more frequent typhoons, dirty water, smog
Rainforest