Transcript Rain Forest Destruction Rory Paul

By Rory Paul
The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest
in the world, covering over five and a half a million
square kilometres. and is home to around 2 and a half
million different insect species as well as over 40000
plant species.
In the rain forest there are lots of plants they
will grow everywhere except cliffs. The
rainforest is covered with vegetation of some
sort and also hills and valleys are covered in
trees and plants.
This is a ginger lily one
of the many species of
plants.
If we do not stop cutting down the rainforest
trees by the year 2060 they will all be gone
which means less oxygen. Nearly half of the
world's species of plants and animals will be
destroyed or severely threatened over the
next 25 years due to rainforest deforestation.
This Indian tiger’s leg
got crushed by a falling
down tree caused from
deforestation
Around 50 million native people
depend on the rain forest which
means if we keep on cutting down
the trees they will have no where
to go and they will not have any
shelter and the animals will die so
they can’t get any food.
If we keep on cutting down the trees it will decrease the
biodiversity which means less living things which will
disrupt the food chain which could lead to animals,
birds and insects dying.
If there are no trees left the soil in the rainforests
will get washed away so if they decide to plant
more trees or crops the soil will be rubbish for it
references
• Children’s Britannica volume14
• www.greenfudge.org
• www.science.howstuffworks.com/environm
ental/green.
• Google images
• Rainforest facts
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