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Classification
Classification
The Amazonia aka the Amazon rainforest's name is said to come to arise from a war. A woman called Orella took the name Amazonians. Did you know that in the 21st century the amazon rainforest was suffering from droughts. It was discovered more than four centuries ago.
Location
Location
The Amazon rainforest is located in South America and it covers 60% of Brazil while the rest is shared among eight other countries including Bolivia, Colombia, Equator, Guyana, Peru, Surname, Venezuela, and French Guiana an overseas territory of French.
Climate
Climate
Interestingly the temperature of the Amazon rainforest is humid tropical with warm temperatures and with rain falling all year round. The average temperature of each month of the year has an temperature of 64 feet. The average precipitation of the rainforest is 12 feet or 4 meters of rainfall on average. Interestingly there is no winter season in the amazon rainforest.
Flora and fauna
Flora and fauna
Surprisingly in the Amazon rainforest there is a total of 40,000 plant species, 1,300 birds, 3,000 types of fish and 2.5 million types of insects and bugs. The is actually a rare species of bird that can be found in the amazon rainforest and the name is the Spix's macaw, there are 3,500 species of birds in the rainforest. The rainforest also holds 370 different types of reptiles.
Conclusion:
Conclusion:
The amazon rainforest holds actually the largest river in the world and a lot of our food and medicine comes for the amazon rainforest. Unfortunately the rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate and it covers 5.5 million square kilometers. Interestingly a few humans actually live there in the amazon rainforest.
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