Question | Answer |
what knowledge do we receive about goods found in the Tropical Rain-forest from the indigenous tribe? | Indians discover advantages and dis-advantages for 1000's of forest species. They use more than 200 plants for medicine which could be useful to us. |
What raw materials are found in the Rain-Forest? | It produces Iron, Wood, Gold, Diamonds, Platinum and Silver. |
What medicines are found in the Rain-Forest? | Rosie-Peri-Winkle is a cure for Leukemia found in the Tropical Rain-Forest. Medicine men are over 70 years old, they know about new ways of curing illnesses but this is all lost when they die. |
What foods are found in the Rain-Forest? | 80% of MEDC's food originated in the Rain-Forrest, for example Brasil nuts and Cocoa. It produces at least 3000 fruits. |
How life support systems influences the Hydro-logical cycle (water cycle)? | Soil protects soil and flash floods as trees intercept the rain. Trees make the water pure. Rain-Forests store water like a big sponge. |
Points related to the Rain-Forest being the Green-Lung. | 20% of the world's oxygen produced in Amazon Rain-Forest. Trees store Carbon Dioxide, when cut down of burnt the Carbon Dioxide is then released. Deforestation is responsible for 18-25% of the annual Carbon Dioxide emissions. |
how does the Rain-Forest connect to the nutrient cycle? | Forests produce leaf litter, this makes soil more fertile for crops. Trees also prevent nutrients in soil being washed away. |
What are the global factors that effect world Biomes? | Latitude influences Biomes by altering the temperature and precipitation. How further you are away from the Equator the colder it is. It also effects the amount of sunlight received. |
What are the local factors that effect the world Biomes? | Altitude. How far you are from the sea. Air masses - increased amount of precipitation the closer you are to the sea. |
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