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Kengo M

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5lwh rainforest

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    • Kengo M
      Kengo M on 16 Sep 09
       
      Liks to other web about rain forest
  • Kengo M on 16 Sep 09
     
    Good web about rainforest medicine whith links
Mahi N

Rainforest Native People Homework Help - 0 views

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  • Mahi N on 16 Sep 09
     
    Like cheating to me but still helpful
Marius S

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5LWh Conservation

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  • According to some estimates, 50 million acres of rain forest are cut down every year.  The United Nations says the figure is closer to 17 million acres.  The World Wildlife Fund says that every minute, 25 to 50 acres are cut or burned to the ground.
    • Marius S
      Marius S on 16 Sep 09
       
      Q1
    • Shaian R
      Shaian R on 16 Sep 09
       
      50 million trees are cut down in the rainforest in the year. that is BAD
    • Shardul B
      Shardul B on 16 Sep 09
       
      rainforests are being cut down with no end to it
Thomas C

Food Web: Zoom Rainforest - 0 views

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T.C. 5LWh

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  • A food chain is the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community (an ecosystem) to obtain nutrition. A network of many food chains is called a food web. The food chain starts with plants or other autotrophs (organisms that make their own food from light and/or chemical energy) - these organisms are called primary producers. The primary producers are eaten by herbivores (plant-eaters) called primary consumers. The herbivores are eaten by carnivores (meat-eaters) and omnivores (animals that eat both animals and plants) - these organisms are called secondary consumers. Secondary consumers may be eaten by other carnivores called tertiary consumers. When any organism dies, it is eaten by tiny microbes (detrivores) and the exchange of energy continues.
    • Thomas C
      Thomas C on 16 Sep 09
       
      Food chains-use it!
  • A food chain is the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community (an ecosystem) to obtain nutrition. A network of many food chains is called a food web. The chain starts with plants or other autotrophs (organisms that make their own food from light and/or chemical energy) that are eaten by herbivores (plant-eaters). The herbivores are eaten by carnivores (meat-eaters). These are eaten by other carnivores. When any organism dies, it is eaten by tiny microbes (detrivores) and the exchange of energy continues.
  • Thomas C on 16 Sep 09
     
    cool website come here
Zina S

Strange Animal Facts - 0 views

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5LWh animal facts

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  • A coin is heavier than a hummingbird!
Jean Luc L

People of the Rainforest - 0 views

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5RTo biomes rainforest people

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  • Mahi N on 16 Sep 09
     
    Great website but a bit complicated.
Marius S

Rainforests - 0 views

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5lwh

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  • What We Can Do To Save Them Learn and Share Information The first step toward saving the rainforests is to learn about them. Through reading we can explore the wonders of the rainforests without ever visiting them. Once we learn about them we need to share our knowledge with others. Letters to our congressional representatives can influence those in power and encourage discussion on the rainforest. And by talking to friends about the rainforests another person can become active in saving the them. Join Groups We can join a conservation group. The group can tell us what needs to be done to save the rainforests and how we can help. Or we can volunteer with the local zoo, nature center, botanical garden, or museum. We can learn a lot from the professionals that work there. Begin at Home Our own homes provide many chances to help save the rainforests. We can recycle all reusable materials. We can learn to use products made from rainforests in a thoughtful way. And we can protect living things in our own backyard. The plants and animals there also need protection. Ask Questions We can protect illegal trade of animals and plants from the wild by asking questions. We need to ask store owners if the plants and animals they sell were taken from the wild. Unless we ask questions, illegal trade will continue. Illegal trade leads to endangered species and extinction. Think Globally And we can encourage our local or national conservation organizations to help save the rainforests. It is necessary for all of us to be aware of and help with saving the rainforests. Although the rainforests cover on ly a small area of the world, far away from many of our homes, they have an effect on all of us.
    • Kengo M
      Kengo M on 16 Sep 09
       
      Can use for central Idea
    • Marius S
      Marius S on 16 Sep 09
       
      Paragraph 3 (Q2) Paragraph 5 (Q1/3)
  • Kengo M on 16 Sep 09
     
    HOW TO SAVE THE RAIN FORESTS
  • Marius S on 16 Sep 09
     
    HOW TO SAVE THE RAIN FORESTS
  • Marius S on 16 Sep 09
     
    Great site!
Kengo M

FastFacts What's Made From Trees? - 0 views

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5lwh

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  • What's Made From Trees? It's no wonder people have used wood products for centuries. Wood is durable, renewable, recyclable, biodegradable, energy efficient and environmentally friendly. What would your life be like without wood? Things made from trees touch our lives every day. More than 5,000 products come from trees. And there are many uses for wood that may surprise you. Trees not only provide wood and paper, but other less obvious forest products such as chemicals and other materials that are impor- tant ingredients in plastic filler, varnishes, tooth- paste, shoe polish, foam rubber and much, much more. Tree bark is used for mulches, soil conditioners, medicines and cosmetics. Once a log reaches a mill, there is virtually no waste. The entire log is used to produce either lumber, paper, particleboard products or energy. Nationally, forest product companies are one of the most efficient of all manufacturing industries because they use sawdust and other wood waste to furnish up to 75% of their energy needs.   Idaho Forest Products Commission©2005 All rights reserved.
    • Kengo M
      Kengo M on 16 Sep 09
       
      for Q2
  • Kengo M on 16 Sep 09
     
    What made from trees and why
Morgan V

What makes a rainforest? - 0 views

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5lwh

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  • Most of the plants and animals in the rainforest live in the canopy. The canopy may be 100 feet above the ground.
  • species in the rainforest often work together. A symbiotic relationship is a relationship where two different species benefit by helping each other. For example some plants produce small housing structures and sugar for ants. In return the ants protect the plants from other insects that may want to feed on the plant's leaves.
Mahi N

Rainforest Tribes :: Environmental Facts :: Young People's Trust for the Environment - 0 views

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  • Mahi N on 16 Sep 09
     
    Very good website. must come back for report info.
Morgan V

Rainforests in Central and South America - 0 views

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5lwh

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  • The Amazon is the world's largest and most famous rainforest. The Amazon River Basin is roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States (the United States not including Alaska and Hawaii) and includes parts of eight South American countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname. The basin is drained by the Amazon River, the world's largest river (and the second longest river after the Nile). The Amazon is home to more species of plants and animals than any other ecosystem on the planet and perhaps 30% of the world's species are found there. Some of the better known animals found in the Amazon include the jaguar, tapir, and many kinds of monkeys.
  • Morgan V on 16 Sep 09
     
    amazon rain forest
Thomas C

Borneo Tropical Rainforest Foundation - 0 views

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T.C. 5LWh

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  • The current rampant destruction of rainforest in Borneo is a biodiversity disaster of planetary proportions. Majestic gifts of creation, which took 50 to 100 million years to develop could be totally decimated in just 50 years of frenzied, largely uncontrolled exploitation
  • Thomas C on 16 Sep 09
     
    I might consider donating
Avinash X

Harun Yahya - Wonderful Creatures - 0 views

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5lwh

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  • Avinash X on 16 Sep 09
     
    this is about creatures and their abilities. this might be useful for my research
Shashank A

Poison dart frog, Tarantula, Three-toed sloth, Toucan, Vampire bat - 0 views

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5lwh

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  • Vampire bats are the only flying mammal in the world. Flying squirrels really just soar, and do not fly.
  • Vampire bats are about three inches long and weigh about 1 to 2 ounces. Their bodies are about the size of an adult's thumb.
  • They have few natural enemies, other than large snakes and hawks.
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  • Vampire bats fly very quietly. They make a small cut with their teeth and then lick up the blood with their tongues. They are so light and quiet that they are sometimes able to drink blood from an animal for more than 30 minutes without waking it up! They have a special chemical in their saliva that helps to numb the animal, too.
Shaian R

Rainforest Animals - 0 views

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5LWh

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  • Many animals wake up to full activity in the night and can be seen and heard throughout the rainforests if you are walking through at night. Bats generally fly far around the rainforests at night searching for food.
  • Monkeys and Apes can be found on various continents. Monkeys live in Asia, Africa and South America. Gorillas and chimps live in Africa, and orangutans and gibbons live in Southeast Asia.
  • Many animals wake up to full activity in the night and can be seen and heard throughout the rainforests if you are walking through at night. Bats generally fly far around the rainforests at night searching for food.
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  • Monkeys and Apes can be found on various continents. Monkeys live in Asia, Africa and South America. Gorillas and chimps live in Africa, and orangutans and gibbons live in Southeast Asia.
  • This monkey is a white-faced capuchin monkey. When you stand quiet for a few minutes in the rainforest, you will certainly hear monkey "talk." Monkeys call to each other to keep in contact with their groups or to warn strangers away.
  • Monkeys and Apes can be found on various continents. Monkeys live in Asia, Africa and South America. Gorillas and chimps live in Africa, and orangutans and gibbons live in Southeast Asia.
  • Many animals wake up to full activity in the night and can be seen and heard throughout the rainforests if you are walking through at night. Bats generally fly far around the rainforests at night searching for food.
  • Many animals wake up to full activity in the night and can be seen and heard throughout the rainforests if you are walking through at night. Bats generally fly far around the rainforests at night searching for food
  • Other animals are not very active at night, like this Mastigodryas melanomus, that is found asleep at night.
  • Red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) They normally stay high in their forest canopy homes of Mexico, Honduras, and Panama, only coming down during the evenings of the rainy season to mate.
  • Iguanas are mainly found in the New World, although there are a few species in Madagascar and Fiji. Iguanas are found in many different habitats, and the green iguana is common in Central and South America - it is often eaten by local people, and tastes rather like chicken!
Avinash X

Interesting Animal Facts - 0 views

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5lwh animals facts

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  • A mosquito has 47 teeth.
  • A garden caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head.
  • Avinash X on 16 Sep 09
     
    this web page has many interesting facts about animals
Jack P

RAN.org [Rainforest Heroes]: 7 Steps Kids Can Take - 0 views

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parker q3

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  • Use less gasoline and plastic.Gasoline and plastic are two things that are made from petroleum, or oil. A lot of oil comes from the rainforests through a process called extraction. Since oil extraction is very harmful to the rainforests, using less oil products can help save the rainforests.
    • Jack P
      Jack P on 24 Sep 09
       
      great website
  • Eat less red meat.One big reason rainforests are being destroyed is for beef. Millions of acres of rainforest are slashed and burned, which means that the land is set on fire in order to clear it. The cleared land is then turned into grass pastures for cows.
  • Use less paper.Since most paper comes from trees, using less paper can help save the rainforests. Use recycled 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) paper whenever possible.
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  • Fundraise for the rainforest! Raising money to help protect rainforest land is easy and important.
  • Write a letter.Writing letters to the presidents of companies, or corporations, that destroy the rainforest is a very powerful thing to do.
  • Educate yourself and others. Rainforests are magical places that are important to every living thing on earth. Whether we live in the city, country, mountains, or deserts, rainforests affect all of us. Learn more about the rainforests and why they are so magical and important.
  • Jack P on 24 Sep 09
     
    help rainforests
Antonio D

Rainforests and Their Importance - Panorama - TakingITGlobal - 0 views

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  • Now, people are bringing disaster to the rainforest.
    • Antonio D
      Antonio D on 23 Sep 09
       
      We Have to stop this!!
Yen Yu C

Benefits of Deforestation - 0 views

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  • One of the easiest benefits of deforestation to spot are the economic ones. Lumber products are one of the most staple constructive materials in human society. Whether it's raw lumber used for making tables and houses, or paper and other wood by-products, we simply cannot live without the use of lumber. Like steel and stone, wood is one of the most basic natural resources, and unlike steel and stone, it is renewable simply by growing more trees. The only real trick to balancing it's consumption is to grow more trees to replace the ones taken.
    • Yen Yu C
      Yen Yu C on 23 Sep 09
       
      that's why it's soo hard to be balanced. Good for my question Q$
  • his benefit of deforestation not only covers the people who cut down trees and process them, but also extends to the people who "clean up" after them. For every patch of forest cut down, arable land becomes available for farmers, or can be used as an area to place urban living sites like apartments, houses, and buildings. The number of people employed by such a construction project are many and varied. Or, if the city/government mandates replanting trees to replace the lost ones, then jobs are also provided for those people who do the seeding after a patch of forest is stripped.
    • Yen Yu C
      Yen Yu C on 23 Sep 09
       
      Key Words "Clean Up"
  • Yen Yu C on 23 Sep 09
     
    One of the easiest benefits of deforestation to spot are the economic ones. Lumber products are one of the most staple constructive materials in human society. Whether it's raw lumber used for making tables and houses, or paper and other wood by-products, we simply cannot live without the use of lumber. Like steel and stone, wood is one of the most basic natural resources, and unlike steel and stone, it is renewable simply by growing more trees. The only real trick to balancing it's consumption is to grow more trees to replace the ones taken. On a similarly related note, keep in mind that a lot of jobs revolve around the use of lumber. Wood cutters aside, there are those who work in processing plants to make glue from wood sap, process pulp into paper, and others. This is another benefit of deforestation; it opens more job opportunities for people who would otherwise be unemployed. These job opportunities are more than simply a humanitarian concept; society at large would suffer if all of the people working in the wood industry were to suddenly find themselves jobless. This benefit of deforestation not only covers the people who cut down trees and process them, but also extends to the people who "clean up" after them. For every patch of forest cut down, arable land becomes available for farmers, or can be used as an area to place urban living sites like apartments, houses, and buildings. The number of people employed by such a construction project are many and varied. Or, if the city/government mandates replanting trees to replace the lost ones, then jobs are also provided for those people who do the seeding after a patch of forest is stripped. Thinking about it, the cleared areas are places which provide a lot of potential for growth, and this is yet another benefit of deforestation. As stated above, arable land is valuable, and the act of deforestation to clear a place for farm land provides a much needed additional food source for man. More often than not, the
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