AMAZON RAINFOREST 2.
AMAZON RAINFOREST 2. ;Amazon ” redirects .for other uses ,see AMAZON (disambiguation)
The amazon rainforest ,[a] also called AMAZON Jungle or Amazon , is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of
South America . this basin Encompasses 7,000,000km2 ( 2, 700,000sqmi),[2] of which 6,000,000km2 (2,300,000sqmi)are covered by the rainforest . [3] this region includes
AMAZON RAINFOREST 2.territory belonging to nine nation and 3,344 indigenous territories.
PROTUGUESSE: Floresta amazonica
MAP of the amazon rainforest Ecoregions as delineated by the WWF in dark green{1} and the Amazon drainage basin in light green
AMAZON RAINFOREST 2
AMAZON RAINFOREST 2.GEOGRAPHY
| LOCATION | Bolivia, brazil, colombia, Ecuador, french guiana ( france), Gyana, , peru |
| COORDINATES | 30 s 600 w |
| AREA | 5,500,000km2(2,100,000sqmi) |
the majority of the forest ,60%, is in brazil , followed by peru with 13%colombia with 10% and with minor amounts in bolivia , ecuador , french Guiana, guyana ,
suriname, and four notions have”Amazon’s” as the name of one of their first -level administrative region,and France uses the name “Guiana Amazonian park” for french Guiana ‘s protected rainforest area.the Amazon represents over half of the total area of remaining rainforests on Earth,[4] and comprises the largest and most biodiverse tract of tropical rainforest in the world, with an estimated 390billion individual trees in about 16,000specices
AMAZON RAINFOREST 2.ETYMOLOGY
The name Amazon is said to arise from a war Francisco de orellana fought with the tapuyas and other tribes. the women of the tribe
fought alongside the men, as was their custom.[9]}Orellana derived the Nama Amazonas from the amazons of Greek mythology,
Described by Herodotus and diodorus.[9]
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AMAZON RAINFOREST 2. HISTORY
see also :history of south America And Amazon,and amazonriver and history
Bates,s 1863 the naturalist on the River Amazon
Manaus ,with 2.2million inhabitants, is the largest city in the amazon basin
The yanomami are a group of approximately 32,000 indigenous people who live in the amazon Rainforest. [10]
Members of an uncontacted tribe encountered in the Brazilian State of Acre in 2009
The Amazon Rainforest – National Geographic Education
Ribeirinhos dwellings. ribeirinhos are a traditional rural non -indigenous {b} population in the Amazon Rainforest, who live near rivers
Based on archaeological evidenec from an excavation at caverna da pedra pintada, human
Inhabitants first settled in the amazon region at least 11,200years ago ,[11] subsequent development led to late -prehistoric settlements
Along the periphery of the forest by AD 1250 which induced alterations in the forest cover.[12] for a long time ,it was thought that
the Amazom rainforest was never more than sparsely populated, as it was impossible to sustain a large population through agriculture
Given the poor soil . Archeologist betty meggers was a prominent proponent of this idea, as descrided in her book Amazonia ;
Man and culture in a counterfeit paradise. she claimed that a population density of 0.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.52/sqmi)
is the maximun that can be sustained in the rainforest through hunting , with agriculture needed to host a larger population.[13] however,
recent anthropological findings have suggested that the region was actually densely populated. the upano valley sites in present – day eastern
Ecauador predate all know complex Amazonian societies[14]
some 5millon people may have lived in the Amazon region in AD 1500,divided between dense coastal settlements, such as that at Marajo
And inland dwellers .[15] based on projections of food production, one estimate suggests over 8million people living in the Amazon in
1492.[16] by 1900,the native indigenous population had fallen to 1 million and by the early 1980 s it was less than 200,000.[15]
GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION
Nine countries share the Amazon basin – most of the rainforest , 58.4%, is contained within the borders of brazil. the other eight countries are peru with 12.8%
bolivia with 7.7%colombia with 7.1%, venezuela with 6.1% guyana with 3.1%, suriname with 2.5%, french guiana with 1.4% and ecuador with 1%.[31]
NATURAL
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, … – Britannica
Amazon rainforest in colombia
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, … – Britannica
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest , near manaus