What are RainForests?
Rainforests are basically forests made up of high rainfall, with each year's rainfall between 250-400 centimetres, which is 98-117 inches. There can be two types of rainforests, a tropical rainforest and a temperate rainforest. The difference between tropical and temperate is that a temperate rainforest would have coniferous or broadleaf forests. Tropical rainforests would have no dry season, which all months would have an average rainfall of about 60 millimetres, this rainforest can also be known as lowland equatorial evergreen rainforest.
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What is the difference between a rainforest and a forest?
Forests usually have only one dominant type of tree species, as for rainforests, they tend to make their own rain and would usually have many different types of tree species and plants around the area. While forests are found in all climates and parts in the world, rainforests are only found in hot, humid climates. Probably the greatest difference between a rainforest and a forest is that scientists are scared that rainforests will one day disappear. But, most of the nutrients in a forest is kept in its vegetation, and most of the vegetation in a rainforest is found in the soil. If you look at the pictures of a rainforest and a forest, can you spot a difference?
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What is the Great Bear Rainforest?
The Great Bear Rainforest is a temperate rainforest that is located on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia. The name was originally invented by environmental groups in the mid 1990s. This rainforest is so big that is covers 6.4 million hectares along British Columbia's north and central coast. It is a part of the larger Pacific temperate rainforest ecoregion, which is the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world. In February 2016, it has been officially recognized by the Government of British Columbia and is now permanently protected 85% of the old growth forest area from industrial logging.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of logging?
The advantages of logging include paper and pencils get made quicker for the students or people who work, and any other objects that include wood. But, the disadvantages are worse than the advantages. The disadvantages include trees getting cut down meaning that there wouldn't be as much oxygen in the air.
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Using the example of the Great Bear Rainforest, why are rainforests important?
Rainforests are important because they absorb carbon dioxide, and give us the oxygen that we need to breathe. The rainforests help us with reducing the effects of worldwide climate-change, and they also help the animals because they provide homes. Without rainforests, the possibility of world-wide climate-change can have major effects to everyone right now.
The Great Bear Rainforest is now being protected for 85% of the old-growth forest area from industrial logging.
The Great Bear Rainforest is now being protected for 85% of the old-growth forest area from industrial logging.