The Amazon Rainforest Is A Vital And Spectacular Part Of...

The Amazon Rainforest is a vital and spectacular part of our planet. The forest spreads over nine countries on the South American continent which are Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. It is the world’s largest remaining rainforest covering over 2.5 million square miles, with 63 percent of it resting in Brazil. (Finer 2008). It is considered the lungs of Earth. Giving the entire world population daily oxygen and absorbing our carbon dioxide. Industrialization is the main factor killing our rainforests. Because Brazil is speeding up productions of timber, metals, and beef, to boost their economy, the Amazon Rainforest is declining. The measurements of deforestation in the rainforest†¦show more content†¦The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile and has the number one volume of water. It carries 500 billion cubic feet of freshwater, discharging out of Belem, Brazil, and into the Atlanti c Ocean. There it flows out 125 miles into the Atlantic before mixing with the sea salt water. (Butler 2008). There are also many tributaries that branch from the Amazon and supply water to various parts of the continent. Gold mining has caused large amounts of trees to be burned down for the creation of space. The mining process is done by removing the gold from ore by burning off a mercury additive, which leaks into the surrounding air, soil, and precious Amazon River. More fish are found with mercury poisoning as deforestation and the mining process increases. Dams are an innovative use of water energy. Because the Amazon River holds the most water of any river, it is plotted on with many energy projects. The World Bank has attempted to harness the energy power of the Amazonia water with a 5.8 billion dollar hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River, which is one of the largest rivers in the rainforest. This plan was halted when about 400 Brazilian Indians protested its construction. (Barbosa 2000). There are approximately 24 million people in the Brazilian Amazon. That does include its largest city of Manaus. Also approximately 200,000 indigenous Indians living in the Amazon currently. There are several