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The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. It is located in South America and called "the lungs of the planet" due to its role in absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The Amazon is home to extremely high biodiversity, containing about 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plant species, and over 2,000 species of birds and mammals. Many indigenous tribes still live in the Amazon rainforest, some with little or no contact with the outside world.

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 WHICH IS THE LARGEST RAINFOREST ?  WHICH FOREST IS CALLED “THE LUNGS PF THE PLANET “?
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WHY IT IS CALLEDAMAZON? The name Amazon is said to arise from a war Francisco de Orellana fought with a tribe of Tapuyas and other tribes from South America. The women of the tribe fought alongside the men, as was the custom among the tribe.[2] Orellana derived the name Amazonas from the mythical Amazons of Asia described by Herodotus and Diodorus in Greek legends.[2]
MAP SHOWING THE AMZON FOREST
BIODIVERSITY  the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity.  One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon rainforest.[29]  This constitutes the largest collection of living plants and animal species in the world.  The region is home to about 2.5 million insect species,[30] tens of thousands of plants, and some 2,000 birds and mammals.
 To date, at least 40,000 plant species, 2,200 fishes,[31] 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region.[32]  One in five of all the bird species in the world live in the rainforests of the Amazon, and one in five of the fish species live in Amazonian rivers and streams.  Scientists have described between 96,660 and 128,843 invertebratespecies in Brazil alone.[33]
AMAZON TOUR WITH PAUL ROSOLIE
INTRESTING FACTS ABOUT AMAZON FOREST
UNCONTACTED INDIANS OF BRAZIL TRIBES Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest. It is also the ancestral home of 1 million Indians. They are divided into about 400 tribes, each with its own language, culture and territory. Many have had contact with outsiders for almost 500 years. Others – ‘uncontacted’ tribes – have had no contact at all.
Use the facts that you learned throughout the TOUR to answer this fun quiz
PHOTO GALLERY OF AMAZON FOREST
ASSIGNMNET I. LIST THE ANIMALS THAT INHABIT ONLY THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST ?(4) II. WRITE AN ESSAY “WHY AMZON IS CALLED THE LUNGS OF THE PLANET” ?(10) III. WHICH CONTINENT IS AMZON LOCATED IN
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  • 2.  WHICH IS THE LARGEST RAINFOREST ?  WHICH FOREST IS CALLED “THE LUNGS PF THE PLANET “?
  • 4. WHY IT IS CALLEDAMAZON? The name Amazon is said to arise from a war Francisco de Orellana fought with a tribe of Tapuyas and other tribes from South America. The women of the tribe fought alongside the men, as was the custom among the tribe.[2] Orellana derived the name Amazonas from the mythical Amazons of Asia described by Herodotus and Diodorus in Greek legends.[2]
  • 6. BIODIVERSITY  the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity.  One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon rainforest.[29]  This constitutes the largest collection of living plants and animal species in the world.  The region is home to about 2.5 million insect species,[30] tens of thousands of plants, and some 2,000 birds and mammals.
  • 7.  To date, at least 40,000 plant species, 2,200 fishes,[31] 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region.[32]  One in five of all the bird species in the world live in the rainforests of the Amazon, and one in five of the fish species live in Amazonian rivers and streams.  Scientists have described between 96,660 and 128,843 invertebratespecies in Brazil alone.[33]
  • 8. AMAZON TOUR WITH PAUL ROSOLIE
  • 10. UNCONTACTED INDIANS OF BRAZIL TRIBES Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest. It is also the ancestral home of 1 million Indians. They are divided into about 400 tribes, each with its own language, culture and territory. Many have had contact with outsiders for almost 500 years. Others – ‘uncontacted’ tribes – have had no contact at all.
  • 11. Use the facts that you learned throughout the TOUR to answer this fun quiz
  • 13. ASSIGNMNET I. LIST THE ANIMALS THAT INHABIT ONLY THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST ?(4) II. WRITE AN ESSAY “WHY AMZON IS CALLED THE LUNGS OF THE PLANET” ?(10) III. WHICH CONTINENT IS AMZON LOCATED IN