The African The African RainforestRainforestBy: Maddie FoleyBy: Maddie Foley

What’s Happening in the What’s Happening in the Rainforest??Rainforest??

What’s causing the Rainforest to What’s causing the Rainforest to disappear is deforestation, road disappear is deforestation, road construction and slash-and-burn farming. construction and slash-and-burn farming. 90% of the Rainforest is already gone in 90% of the Rainforest is already gone in West Africa.West Africa.

Tribe in The RainforestTribe in The Rainforest

The name of the tribe is the Bantu. The name of the tribe is the Bantu. They’re Hunters and gatherers.They’re Hunters and gatherers.

What Animals do they get What Animals do they get their meat from?their meat from?

African Forest ElephantsAfrican Forest Elephants GorillasGorillas Black Colobus MonkeyBlack Colobus Monkey Pygymy HipposPygymy Hippos RatsRats Forest BuffaloForest Buffalo Rainforest FishRainforest Fish

What’s The Climate and What’s The Climate and Temperature like?Temperature like?

The climate is humid and the average The climate is humid and the average Rainforest is 63 to 79 inches. The Rainforest is 63 to 79 inches. The average temperature is 80 degrees with average temperature is 80 degrees with a low 73. a low 73.

What’s the countries that What’s the countries that have rainforests in them? have rainforests in them?

BurundiBurundi CameroonCameroon Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Cote D’IvoireCote D’Ivoire Congo BrazzavilleCongo Brazzaville Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea GabonGabon GuineaGuinea LiberiaLiberia NigeriaNigeria Congo KinshashaCongo Kinshasha RwandaRwanda Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

What’s the main reason for What’s the main reason for the Rainforest disappearing the Rainforest disappearing

The main reason is for money, jobs, The main reason is for money, jobs, roads and jobs the foreign logging roads and jobs the foreign logging companies people bring in.companies people bring in.

VegetationVegetation

Oil Palm:Oil Palm: Native of West and Central Africa, the oil palm accounts for roughly 14 percent of Native of West and Central Africa, the oil palm accounts for roughly 14 percent of

all the world's plant oils. In the last century, oil palm plantations devoured huge all the world's plant oils. In the last century, oil palm plantations devoured huge tracts of rainforest. The palm is used for making goods ranging from iron plates and tracts of rainforest. The palm is used for making goods ranging from iron plates and lubricating grease to chocolate, candles and soap. The first oil palm plantations lubricating grease to chocolate, candles and soap. The first oil palm plantations were developed in Ghana in 1850.were developed in Ghana in 1850.

Mahogany:Mahogany: Mahogany is one of the most commercially popular woods from the African Mahogany is one of the most commercially popular woods from the African

rainforest. Its texture is not as refined as American mahogany, but it is a highly rainforest. Its texture is not as refined as American mahogany, but it is a highly valued wood for furniture, staircases, boat building and house paneling and valued wood for furniture, staircases, boat building and house paneling and flooring. Its coarser grain makes it resistant to termites. Rainforest tribes use flooring. Its coarser grain makes it resistant to termites. Rainforest tribes use mahogany bark to treat colds; oil from its seed can also be used to kill insects.mahogany bark to treat colds; oil from its seed can also be used to kill insects.

OKOUMÈ:OKOUMÈ: Found only in Central Africa, okoumÈ accounts for 90 percent of the trees logged Found only in Central Africa, okoumÈ accounts for 90 percent of the trees logged

in Gabon's rainforests, primarily for markets in Italy, France, Japan and Israel. It in Gabon's rainforests, primarily for markets in Italy, France, Japan and Israel. It produces a high-grade, lightweight wood that is used for veneer, plywood and produces a high-grade, lightweight wood that is used for veneer, plywood and sawn timber.sawn timber.

African Rainforest BasinAfrican Rainforest Basin

The 2,900 mile river basin runs through The 2,900 mile river basin runs through the Congo River Basin.the Congo River Basin.