The Largest Forest

The Largest Forest: Amazon Forest

      Known as the "Lungs of the world", the Amazon is the world's largest, with approximately 7 million square kilometers. 

             It is located north of South America and its territory extends to nine countries, which are: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and most in Brazil. 

          Here in our country this area extends to the states of Amazonas, Amapá, Rondônia, Acre, Pará and Roraima. 

              It is a closed rainforest, formed largely by large trees, standing close to each other. 

            The soil of this forest is not very rich, because it has only a thin layer of nutrients. This is formed by the decomposition of leaves, fruit and dead animals. 

        The vast majority of species live in this forest and trees are small and medium businesses. We can cite as examples of typical animals of the Amazon rain forest: monkeys, snakes, possums, toucans, woodpeckers, rodents, bats and others. 

             

          The rivers flowing through the Amazon basin form the longest and most voluminous river in the world, the Amazon that serves as a means of transport for local people. 

            The climate that we find in this forest region is equatorial, as it is situated near the equator. In such a climate, the temperatures are high and the rainfall (rainfall) as well. On a typical day in the Amazon rainforest, we can find a lot of heat during the day with heavy rain in the afternoon. 

            The Amazon represents over half the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the most biodiverse tropical forest in the world. 

            The Amazon and Iguazu Falls, two assets in Brazil, are among the "Seven Natural Wonders of the World," as was announced on November 11, 2011, in preliminary results for the New Seven Wonders Foundation, which promoted the contest. The list is also composed by Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Jeju-do, South Korea, Komodo, Indonesia; Underground River of Puerto Princesa, Philippines and Table Mountain (Mountain Life), South Africa.