ALL ABOUT FOREST ALL ABOUT FOREST BY:AQSABY:AQSA

TYPES OF FORESTS !TYPES OF FORESTS !1.1. Rain forestsRain forests2.2. Tropical rainforestsTropical rainforests3.3. Sub – tropical forestsSub – tropical forests4. Mediterranean forests 5. Temperate forests 6.6. Coniferous forestsConiferous forests7. Deciduous Forests

TREES CUTTING DOWN!TREES CUTTING DOWN!

DEFORESTATION IS LIKE THERE IS NO TREE DEFORESTATION IS LIKE THERE IS NO TREE THEY HAVE BE CUT BY THE HUMANS. THE THEY HAVE BE CUT BY THE HUMANS. THE CHOP DOWN TREES ARE USEFUL TO CHOP DOWN TREES ARE USEFUL TO HUMANS LIKE FURITURE , HOUSES , PAPER HUMANS LIKE FURITURE , HOUSES , PAPER TO USE AT SCHOOL.PLANTS AND TREE S TO USE AT SCHOOL.PLANTS AND TREE S ARE DEFORESTATION THAT MEANS THERE ARE DEFORESTATION THAT MEANS THERE IS NO HOME FOR THE ANIMALS TO START IS NO HOME FOR THE ANIMALS TO START THERE HABITAT.THERE HABITAT.

TREES SOULDN’T BE CUT DOWN BECAUSE TREES SOULDN’T BE CUT DOWN BECAUSE IT IS PART OF HUMAN LIFE AND ANIMALS IT IS PART OF HUMAN LIFE AND ANIMALS LIFE. IT IS ALSO PART OF ARE FOOD LIFE. IT IS ALSO PART OF ARE FOOD CHAIN.THERE IS ALWAYS A SYSTEM THAT CHAIN.THERE IS ALWAYS A SYSTEM THAT AMINALS USE LIKE NATURAL SYSTEM AMINALS USE LIKE NATURAL SYSTEM THAT IS BALANCED NETWORK OF THAT IS BALANCED NETWORK OF CONNECTED PARTS. A WATER CYCLE IS CONNECTED PARTS. A WATER CYCLE IS FOUND IN MANY FOREST LIKE THE FOUND IN MANY FOREST LIKE THE RAINFOREST . WATER CYCLE IS ALSO A RAINFOREST . WATER CYCLE IS ALSO A NATURAL SYSTEM THAT CREATES A NATURAL SYSTEM THAT CREATES A RENWABLE SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER RENWABLE SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER THROUGH EVAPORATION , CON -THROUGH EVAPORATION , CON -DENSATION , PERCIPITION .DENSATION , PERCIPITION .

SPECIES EXTINCTION !SPECIES EXTINCTION !

HARMFUL RESULTS OF DEFORESTATION HARMFUL RESULTS OF DEFORESTATION IS THE EXTINCTION OF ANIMALS AND IS THE EXTINCTION OF ANIMALS AND ALSO PLANT SPECIES .THE ANIMALS ALSO PLANT SPECIES .THE ANIMALS DISAPPEAR BECAUSE THERE LIFES DISAPPEAR BECAUSE THERE LIFES CYCLE IS DISTUREDAND THEY ARE CYCLE IS DISTUREDAND THEY ARE ALSO UNABLE TO ADAPT TO THE ALSO UNABLE TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGES. WHEN THE ANIMALS CHANGES. WHEN THE ANIMALS DISAPPEAR ,THAT IS CALLED DISAPPEAR ,THAT IS CALLED EXTINTION .EXTINTION .

ESSENTIAL HABITAT MEANS THAT THE ESSENTIAL HABITAT MEANS THAT THE ANIMALS IS LOST WHEN FORESTS THE IS ANIMALS IS LOST WHEN FORESTS THE IS CUT DOWN. WHEN WILD LIFE SPECIES CUT DOWN. WHEN WILD LIFE SPECIES LOSE THEIR HOMES , THERE FOOD LOSE THEIR HOMES , THERE FOOD SOURCES AND THERE PLACE IN THE WEB SOURCES AND THERE PLACE IN THE WEB OF LIFE . THERE ARE 150 TO 200 ANIMALS OF LIFE . THERE ARE 150 TO 200 ANIMALS ARE EXTINCT .ARE EXTINCT .

DEFORESTATION !DEFORESTATION !

CAUSES OF DEFORESTATTION :CAUSES OF DEFORESTATTION : Need to increase land for settlements and Need to increase land for settlements and

urbanization urbanization Timber, for industrial use and as fuel. Timber, for industrial use and as fuel. Large-scale conversion into agricultural Large-scale conversion into agricultural

grounds, corruption and unequal distribution grounds, corruption and unequal distribution of wealth. of wealth.

Cattle ranching. Cattle ranching. Experimentation with forestry Experimentation with forestry

EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION !EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION !

1.1. Global warming Global warming

2.2. Emission of greenhouse gases Emission of greenhouse gases

3.3. Global climate changeGlobal climate change

4.4. Carbon stores in soil Carbon stores in soil

5.5. Reduced net oxygen levels Reduced net oxygen levels

6.6. Biosphere instability Biosphere instability

STATISTIC OF DEORESTATIONSTATISTIC OF DEORESTATION

THE FORESTS OVER THE WORLD ARE THE FORESTS OVER THE WORLD ARE DEFOESTATION ARE LOSES OF LOTS DEFOESTATION ARE LOSES OF LOTS OF TREES BECAUSE THEY ARE OF TREES BECAUSE THEY ARE ILLEGAL LOGGING OPERATIONS.THE ILLEGAL LOGGING OPERATIONS.THE HUMANS DON’T CARE ABOUT THE HUMANS DON’T CARE ABOUT THE ECOSYSTEM . IT IS ALSO HARMFUL ECOSYSTEM . IT IS ALSO HARMFUL TO THE ANIMALS AND TO THERE TO THE ANIMALS AND TO THERE ADAPTION.ADAPTION.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS !QUESTIONS & ANSWERS !

WET AND HOT !WET AND HOT !

1.Does it always rain in the rainforest ?1.Does it always rain in the rainforest ?

YES ,YOU CAN COUNT ON SOME RAIN JUST ABOUT EVERY YES ,YOU CAN COUNT ON SOME RAIN JUST ABOUT EVERY AFTERNOON IN A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST. OFTEN ,THE AFTERNOON IN A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST. OFTEN ,THE RAIN FALL IS VERY HARD, BUT IT USUALLY LASTS THAN RAIN FALL IS VERY HARD, BUT IT USUALLY LASTS THAN AN HOUR . AT LEAST 6 FEET OF RAIN FALLS EVERY AN HOUR . AT LEAST 6 FEET OF RAIN FALLS EVERY YEAR.MANY TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS , HOWEVER ,GET YEAR.MANY TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS , HOWEVER ,GET FAR MORE RAIN THAN THAT .THE YEARLY AVERAGE IS FAR MORE RAIN THAN THAT .THE YEARLY AVERAGE IS ABOUT 21 FEET .COMPARE THAT WITH AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 21 FEET .COMPARE THAT WITH AN AVERAGE OF ONLY 3FEET A YEAR FOR THE PLANET ! ONLY 3FEET A YEAR FOR THE PLANET !

2. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RAIN AFTER IT 2. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RAIN AFTER IT FALLS?FALLS?

MOST IS SOAKED UP BYTREE ROOTS.THE WATER THEN MOST IS SOAKED UP BYTREE ROOTS.THE WATER THEN GOES UP INTO LEAVES , WHERE IT IS GIVEN OFF AS GOES UP INTO LEAVES , WHERE IT IS GIVEN OFF AS WATER VAPOR. THER WATER VAPOR GOES INTO THE WATER VAPOR. THER WATER VAPOR GOES INTO THE AIR FORMS A CLOUDS .IN TIME , THE CLOUDS GROW AIR FORMS A CLOUDS .IN TIME , THE CLOUDS GROW TOO HEAVY AND THE WATER FALLS AS RAIN IN THE RAIN TOO HEAVY AND THE WATER FALLS AS RAIN IN THE RAIN FOREST AND ELSE WHERE.THE CONTINUING CHANGE FOREST AND ELSE WHERE.THE CONTINUING CHANGE FROM RAIN,TO WATER VAPOR , TO FORM A CLOUD,AND FROM RAIN,TO WATER VAPOR , TO FORM A CLOUD,AND BACKTO RAIN IS CALLED THE WATER CYCLE .BACKTO RAIN IS CALLED THE WATER CYCLE .

WHY ARE RAIN FORESTS CALLED WHY ARE RAIN FORESTS CALLED “THE LUNGS O “THE LUNGS O THE WORLD”THE WORLD” ? ?

THE RAIN FORESTS WAS CALLED “THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD THE RAIN FORESTS WAS CALLED “THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD BECAUSE BECAUSE

THE MILLIONS OF TREES IN THE RAIN FOREST TAKES IN CARBON THE MILLIONS OF TREES IN THE RAIN FOREST TAKES IN CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE AIR AND GIVE OFF OXYGEN . HUMANS AND DIOXIDE FROM THE AIR AND GIVE OFF OXYGEN . HUMANS AND MOST ANIMALS NEED OXYGEN TO BREATH . THE TREES OF THE MOST ANIMALS NEED OXYGEN TO BREATH . THE TREES OF THE RAIN FORESTSPROVIE MUCH OF THE WORLD SUPPLY .RAIN FORESTSPROVIE MUCH OF THE WORLD SUPPLY .

LIFE PROCESSESLIFE PROCESSES

THERE IS A PROCESSES OF EVERY THERE IS A PROCESSES OF EVERY ANIMALS AND HUMANS .THERE ALSO ANIMALS AND HUMANS .THERE ALSO LIFE PROCESSES OF PLANTS AND LIFE PROCESSES OF PLANTS AND TREES TO. A LIFE PROCESSES ARE TREES TO. A LIFE PROCESSES ARE CHARACTERICS THAT MOST LIVING CHARACTERICS THAT MOST LIVING THINGS SHARE .THINGS SHARE .

FOOD CHAINSFOOD CHAINS

FOOD CHAIN IS A FOOD CHAIN IS A PROCESS ANIMALS PROCESS ANIMALS AND US TO .HERE AND US TO .HERE SOME FOOD CHAIN SOME FOOD CHAIN PICTURES. THE PICTURES. THE FOOD WEB IS ANY FOOD WEB IS ANY OTHER WORD OR OTHER WORD OR FOOD CHAIN.FOOD CHAIN.

THE THREE LAYERS O THE THE THREE LAYERS O THE RAIN FORESTS !RAIN FORESTS !

1.EMERGENT1.EMERGENT

2.CANOPY2.CANOPY

3.UNDERSTORY3.UNDERSTORY

4.FOREEST FLOOR4.FOREEST FLOOR

FORESTS DESTORY FORESTS DESTORY

WHEN HUMANS ACCIDENTLY WHEN HUMANS ACCIDENTLY INCONNECT OUR ECOSYSTEM THAT INCONNECT OUR ECOSYSTEM THAT MEANS WHERE ANIMALS HAVE MEANS WHERE ANIMALS HAVE TROPIC CANCER.THAT ‘S NOT JUSTIN TROPIC CANCER.THAT ‘S NOT JUSTIN THE WORLD HUMANS HAVE CANCER. THE WORLD HUMANS HAVE CANCER. NOW ANIMALS DO .THESE FOREST NOW ANIMALS DO .THESE FOREST HAVE BEEN REDUCED.IN THE OLD HAVE BEEN REDUCED.IN THE OLD TIME WHEN THE ICE AGES CAME TE TIME WHEN THE ICE AGES CAME TE CLIMATE ALSO CHANGED IN THE CLIMATE ALSO CHANGED IN THE TROPICS.TROPICS.

IT WAS LIKE DRIER AND COLDER AND THE IT WAS LIKE DRIER AND COLDER AND THE RAINFOREST SHURNK IN SIZE . SO THE RAINFOREST SHURNK IN SIZE . SO THE RAINFOREST IS VERY SMALL BECAUSE OF THE RAINFOREST IS VERY SMALL BECAUSE OF THE ICE AGES THE RAINFOREST ALMOST GOT ICE AGES THE RAINFOREST ALMOST GOT DESTORY .AFTER THE ICE AGES THERE WAS A DESTORY .AFTER THE ICE AGES THERE WAS A DOTTED GREEN PLAIN GRASS .THERE WERE DOTTED GREEN PLAIN GRASS .THERE WERE ALOT OF ANIMALS AND THE PLANTS ALOT OF ANIMALS AND THE PLANTS SURVIVED.THIS WAS EXPANION OF PERIOD FOR SURVIVED.THIS WAS EXPANION OF PERIOD FOR THE RAINFOREST.THERE WAS A BELT OF RAIN THE RAINFOREST.THERE WAS A BELT OF RAIN FOREST 600 MILES WIDE ENCIRCLE THE EARTH . FOREST 600 MILES WIDE ENCIRCLE THE EARTH . THIS INTERRUPED THE OCEAN AND LOTS OF THIS INTERRUPED THE OCEAN AND LOTS OF FOREST AND CYCLES TOO.FOREST AND CYCLES TOO.

LOTS OF RAINFOREST HAVE BEEN LOTS OF RAINFOREST HAVE BEEN EXTICTED BY LOTS OF TIME CHANGES .EXTICTED BY LOTS OF TIME CHANGES .

THERE ARE REALLY 3 IMPROTANTSOES THERE ARE REALLY 3 IMPROTANTSOES THEY ARE “LOWLAND RAIN FOREST “, THEY ARE “LOWLAND RAIN FOREST “, ”MONTANE RAIN FOREST “ ,” TROPICAL ”MONTANE RAIN FOREST “ ,” TROPICAL RAIN FOREST ”.THE LOWLAND RAIN FOREST ”.THE LOWLAND RAINFORESTS IS A TYPICAL RAINFOREST . RAINFORESTS IS A TYPICAL RAINFOREST . THE TEMPERATURE LIES BETWEEN 68 F & THE TEMPERATURE LIES BETWEEN 68 F & 86 F AND ALSO THE MINIMUM RAIN FALL IS 86 F AND ALSO THE MINIMUM RAIN FALL IS AT LEAST OF 70 INCHES PER YEAR.MOST AT LEAST OF 70 INCHES PER YEAR.MOST OF THIS RAINFALLS DURING HEAVY OF THIS RAINFALLS DURING HEAVY AFTERNOON THERE IS MOST AFTERNOON THERE IS MOST THUNDERSTORMS.THUNDERSTORMS.

THE HUMDITY IS HIGH AROUND 80% .SINCE THE HUMDITY IS HIGH AROUND 80% .SINCE THE MOST WIDE SPREAD FORM RAIN THE MOST WIDE SPREAD FORM RAIN FOREST .FOREST .

HERE SOME BELOW THIS INFOHERE SOME BELOW THIS INFO

THIS IS A BAND TOSTOP HAVE TREES THIS IS A BAND TOSTOP HAVE TREES BEEN CUT . IT IS REALLY DISTURING BEEN CUT . IT IS REALLY DISTURING TO A LIFE CYCLE AND OUR TO A LIFE CYCLE AND OUR ECOSYSTEM . THIS IS A PIAN TO ECOSYSTEM . THIS IS A PIAN TO ANIMALS ANS SOME PEOPLE . IF YOU ANIMALS ANS SOME PEOPLE . IF YOU HAVEN’T SEE THE “REVOLUTION “ HAVEN’T SEE THE “REVOLUTION “ YOU MUCH . YOU MUCH .

THIS IS MY BEST I HAVE DONE OR THE THIS IS MY BEST I HAVE DONE OR THE WORLD BECAUSE I LIKE STUDY THE WORLD BECAUSE I LIKE STUDY THE ENIVROMENT MUCH THAN HUMANS . THIS ENIVROMENT MUCH THAN HUMANS . THIS WHY I WANTED PLANTS AND THERE WHY I WANTED PLANTS AND THERE DISTURED CYCLE TO BE BACK AND DISTURED CYCLE TO BE BACK AND HEALTHLY .HEALTHLY .

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