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Rainforest and Hot Desert Links.
Rainforest; Tundra; Tiaga; Desert; Temperate and Grasslands
Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the ways in which the Quichua live off the land. Then try your hand at running a community - based ecotourism project along the Río Napo.
Geography; History; Climate; Flora; Fauna; Culture; The River; Pollution; Deforestation.
EUROPEAN WORKING GROUP ON AMAZONIA (EWGA)
The EWGA is very pleased to be able to present to you the Amazonia web site, one which it is hoped will address as comprehensively and efficiently as possible numerous issues relating to the Amazon region.
Topics in WHAT'S NEW! : Recent developments! - Seminars and Meetings
Topics in COUNTRIES and REGIONS : Bolivia - Brazil - Colombia - Ecuador - French Guiana - Guyana - Peru - Suriname - Venezuela - The Amazon Basin - The Andean Amazon - The Brazilian Amazon or "Amazonia Legal" - The Guiana Shield
Topics in AMAZON PEOPLES : Indigenous Peoples - Gold Miners - Rubbertappers
Topics in FORESTS : Forest Cover / Deforestation - Timber Production / Trade / Logging Companies - Non-Timber Forest Products - Carbon Sequestration / Climate Change
Topics in RIVERS : Fisheries - Dams - Water Pollution
Topics in BIODIVERSITY : Conservation and Sustainable Use - Access to Genetic Resources - Intellectual Property Rights - Species Information
Topics in LAND ISSUES : Indigenous Lands - Extractive Reserves - Protected Areas - Ecological / Economic Zoning - Agriculture / Ranching - Illegal Crops
Topics in INFRASTRUCTURE / MINING / OIL and GAS : Roads / Railways / Navigation - Gold / Diamonds / Other Minerals - Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation
Topics in INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS and ACTORS : Amazon Cooperation Treaty / Amazon Parliament - Andean Pact / Andean Parliament - Non-Governmental Organisations - Transnational Companies - International Financial Institutions.What makes the tropical rainforest so special and unique? Is it the diverse life? The intense vegetation? Or is it the lush tapestry of interdependent creatures?
The Amazon Rainforest is the world's greatest natural resource.
This field trip takes a look at what a rainforest is and why it is an important ecosystem.
Brain Pop Tropical Rain Forest
Looking for an interesting way to learn? Then hit this site NOW. This video may take 1 to 2 minutes to load so try the online quiz while it is loading. It is a good idea to try the quiz again after you have seen the video to see how much you have learned.
World Resources Institute (WRI), found that "almost half the Earth's original forest cover is gone, much of it destroyed within the past three decades".
Desert Topics and Links.
Desert climate and connections to landscapes; the Sahara; plant life and conservation.
Stop 1-Welcome
Stop 2-What is a Desert?
Stop 3-Desert Terminology
Stop 4-Death Valley National Park
Stop 5-Death Valley
Stop 6-The Saguaro Cactus
Stop 7-Animal of the Month
Stop 8-Dolphins in the Desert?
Stop 9-Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Stop 10-Arid Lands newsletter
Stop 11-World's Largest Deserts Courtesy of The Evergreen Project
Stop 12-The Namib Desert
Stop 13-Atacama
Stop 14-The Bedouin People
Stop 15-Plants of the Sahara
Stop 16-Human-made Deserts
Stop 17-Australian Desert
Stop 18-GoodbyeDeserts generally receive less than 40cms of precipitation a year..
Looking for an interesting way to learn? Then hit this site NOW. This video may take 1 to 2 minutes to load so try the online quiz while it is loading. It is a good idea to try the quiz again after you have seen the video to see how much you have learned.
Climate and Vegetation.
How cold is cold? The tundra biome is at the top of the world -- around the North Pole! Below a thin layer of tundra soil is its permafrost, a permanently frozen layer of ground. During the brief summers, the top section of the soil may thaw just long enough to allow plants and microorganisms to grow and reproduce.
Looking for an interesting way to learn? Then hit this site NOW. This video may take 1 to 2 minutes to load so try the online quiz while it is loading. It is a good idea to try the quiz again after you have seen the video to see how much you have learned.
A link to Scalloway's excellent notes on the physical environment.
An exclusive look at a U.N. assessment of Earth's ecosystems shows they are strained to the limit.
A link to Scalloway's excellent notes on climate.
Links to a range of world climate sites.
Click Bart Simpson (left) for the easy-to-read young person's text and Mr. Burns (right) for the more technical information.
