Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia The Amazon rainforest, [a] also called the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, Deforestation | Britannica Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km) It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species
10 amazing Amazon facts! - National Geographic Kids The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest Covering over 5 5 million square kilometres, it’s so big that the UK and Ireland would fit into it 17 times!
The Amazon Rainforest - WorldRainforests. com The Amazon is the world's biggest rainforest, larger than the next two largest rainforests — in the Congo Basin and Indonesia — combined As of 2020, the Amazon has 526 million hectares of primary forest, which accounts for nearly 84% of the region's 629 million hectares of total tree cover
Amazon Rainforest: Location, Climate, Ecosystem, Plants, Animals . . . The Amazon Forest is the biggest rainforest in the world, covering nine countries with 5,500,000 km2 of forest cover This article seeks to highlight the qualities of this forest with regards to its location, climate, ecosystem, plants, animals, deforestation and precipitation
The Amazon Rainforest - Education Mining, logging, ranching, agriculture, and oil and gas extraction have put unsustainable pressure on the delicate rain forests of the Amazon Basin Use this infographic to teach your students about Amazonia, also known as the Amazon rainforest ecosystem
Amazon | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund The Amazon contains millions of species, most of them still undescribed, and some of the world's most unusual wildlife It is one of Earth's last refuges for jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins, and home to thousands of birds and butterflies
The Amazon rainforest: The wonders of Earth’s most unexplored . . . The Amazon rainforest is the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world It’s also the most biodiverse One in ten of all known species are found here, including many that are endangered and found nowhere else
Here are our top facts about the Amazon | WWF The vast and vibrant Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, and it plays a critical role in our fight against climate change Here are our top facts about this magical place
Amazon Rainforest | The Nature Conservancy The Amazon rainforest is the largest remaining tropical forest on our planet It is home to: 1 3 of the world’s species; 1 4 of the world’s freshwater; 1 5 of the world’s forests; 48 billion tons of carbon dioxide in its trees; 200 indigenous and traditional communities