Sunday, December 7, 2008

Rainforest

I'm so happy we were able to visit the African rainforest. One day you may not be able to. The rainforest in Africa is disapearing at an alarming rate. The forest is being cut down to make room for agriculture and grazing lands.



The tropical environment is rich by means of bio-diversity and variety of life that lives there. Tropical African forest is 18 per cent of the world total and covers over 3.6 million square kilometers of land in West, East and Central Africa. (source 4)

The African rainforest is home to many species of plants and animals that only live here. The rainforest is also repsonsible for much of the air we breath. The tree's produce oxygen that we humans need to survive.

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