Facts About the Amazon Rainforest
•Over half of the Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil.
•10% of the world’s known species live in the Amazon Rainforest.
•There are a number of dangerous species living in this particular rainforest such as the cougar, jaguar and anaconda.
•20% of the world’s bird species live in the Amazon Rainforest.
• It is home to 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species.
•In 2005 and 2010 the Amazon suffered severe droughts that killed off large amounts of vegetation in the worst affected areas.
•A recent study by climate change experts suggests that a 3 °C rise in world temperatures by the year 2050 would destroy around 75% of the Amazon.
•10% of the world’s known species live in the Amazon Rainforest.
•There are a number of dangerous species living in this particular rainforest such as the cougar, jaguar and anaconda.
•20% of the world’s bird species live in the Amazon Rainforest.
• It is home to 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species.
•In 2005 and 2010 the Amazon suffered severe droughts that killed off large amounts of vegetation in the worst affected areas.
•A recent study by climate change experts suggests that a 3 °C rise in world temperatures by the year 2050 would destroy around 75% of the Amazon.