Bellwork: December 13th Objective: Discuss the benefits of the Amazon Rainforest

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Bellwork December 13th Objective Discuss the
benefits of the Amazon Rainforest

1. What is this picture?

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Bellwork December 13th Objective Discuss the
benefits of the Amazon Rainforest

1. What is this picture?

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Textbook page 234-235Read the captions on page
234.

• Put your Notes page on your desk as well.

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Amazon River

• Read page 232 Major river systems
• Its the 2nd longest river in the world
• It is the largest river system in the world
• It has over 1,000 tributaries!
• It contains 20 (1/5) of ALL THE FRESH RIVER
  WATER IN THE WORLD!
• It drains the Amazon Basinwhich also contains
  the Amazon Rain Forest.

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COME SEE LATIN AMERICA!

• THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
• Read page 235

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"The unsolved mysteries of the rain forest are
formless and seductive. They draw us forward and
stir strange apprehensions. In our hearts we hope
we will never discover everything. We pray there
will always be a world like this one. The rain
forest in its richness is one of the last
repositories of that timeless dream."E. O.
Wilson, The Diversity of Life, 1992
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LOOKING THROUGH THE FOREST
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THE AMAZON IN THE MORNING MIST
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Benefits of the Amazon Rainforest

• One half of the worlds species have a home in
  the rainforest.
• (It contains the greatest variety of species on
  the planet.)
• Rainforests produce about 1/3 of the worlds
  oxygen.

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Animals of the Rainforest

• THIS IS AN
• 18 FOOT MILD
• MANNERED
• ANACONDA.

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Animals of the rainforest
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ANIMALS

• The Collared Peccary is one of the most
  widespread of
• Amazon mammals.
• They live in large
• herds of up to 50 individuals, foraging
• for a variety of food including fruits,
• seeds, leaves and
• small animals.

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ANIMALS

• THIS FELLA IS ONE OF THE LAZIEST OF ALL ANIMALS.
• HE IS THE SLOWEST OF ALL LAND ANIMALS MOVING AT
  1/100TH A MILE PER HOUR!!
• AND HE SLEEPS ¾ OF HIS LIFE!!

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ANIMALS MONKEYS!!

• THERE ARE MORE MONKEYS
• IN THE
• AMAZON
• RAIN FOREST
• THAN ANY-
• WHERE ELSE
• IN THE
• WORLD.

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ANIMALS

• THIS IS AN ANTEATER.
• ITS NAME SAYS
• IT ALL.
• IT HAS NO
• JAW OR EVEN
• TEETH!!

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SPIDERS!!

• USUALLY THESE
• GUYS ARE AS
• HARMLESS AS A
• BEE STING.
• BUT SOME OF
• THESE CATCH
• PREY LIKE BIRDS
• AND BATS.

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EWW!! LEECHES!

• THIS LEECH IS 6
• LONG BUT IS THE
• LARGEST SPECIES,
• REACHING UP TO
• 18. LEECHES HAVE
• A MEDICINE IN THEM
• THAT HELP RID
• BLOOD CLOTS THAT
• CAUSE HEART
• ATTACKS.

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FISH!

• THIS IS A THORNY CATFISH.
• WRONG CONTACT WITH THIS GUY COULD CAUSE
  CONSIDERABLE PAIN!

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THE STRAWBERRY POISON DART FROG!

• THE NAME COMES FROM THE WAY THE INDIANS USED THEM
  FOR AN INGREDIANT THAT THEY COATED THEIR DARTS IN
  THAT MADE LETHAL CONTACT ON THEIR PREY
• HANDLE W/ EXTREME CARE!!

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Other benefits of rainforest

• 3. Some plants are used in creating medicines.

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Other benefits of the rainforest

• 4. Tourists travel to see the rain forest and
  spend money in local businesses and hotels.

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AN AMAZON CLASSROOM
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AMAZON CHILDREN
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Satellite View of Rainforest on September 6, 2000
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Satellite View of Rainforest on September 26,
2006
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Why so much deforestation??

• Try to come up with at least 4 reasons for
  deforestation in the Amazon.
• View video.

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Causes of Deforestation

• Cattle ranching land!
• Farm land!
• For natural resources
• 3. trees (paper and lumber), mining for gold
  and other minerals
• Road construction and growing cities
  (urbanization!)