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Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil Time Lapse Devastating Deforestation
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Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil Time Lapse Devastating Deforestation.

Jan 18, 2018

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Miles Walsh

Tropical Rainforests have very dense (thick) vegetation; therefore, they consume a lot of carbon dioxide and give off a lot of oxygen.
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Page 1: Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil Time Lapse Devastating Deforestation.

Destruction of the Rainforest in

BrazilTime Lapse Devastating Deforestation

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Importance of Rainforests•Rainforests are known as the “lungs of the earth”. Why?

•Rainforests help convert carbon dioxide into oxygen

Page 3: Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil Time Lapse Devastating Deforestation.

Tropical Rainforests have very dense (thick) vegetation;

therefore, they consume a lot of carbon dioxide and give off a

lot of oxygen.

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Importance of Rainforests•Rainforests are the home to the largest variety of plant and animal species on the planet

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Diversity of Living Things in the Rainforest

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Causes of the Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil•Road building•Farmers cutting down forests to plant crops•Cattle ranching•Logging•Mining•New settlements

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Destruction of Rainforest in

Brazil

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Destruction of Rainforest in

Brazil

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Destruction of Rainforest in

Brazil

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Effects of the Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil•Causes a loss of habitat for species

•Can cause climate change (more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere)

•Causes less clean air for humans