Geography
What similarities do you observe between the forests of Canada and the rainforests of Brazil?
Answer
The similarities between the forests of Canada (mostly coniferous forests) and the rainforests of Brazil (Amazon) are:
Rich Natural Resources: Both forests are rich in natural vegetation and resources—Canada’s forests provide timber and pulp, while Brazil’s rainforests offer hardwood trees, medicinal plants, and more.
Support Wildlife: Both forests support diverse wildlife, though the species vary due to climate. They serve as habitats for animals, birds, and insects.
Important for Economy: Forestry is an important economic activity in both countries — timber, paper, and forest products are major exports.
Environmental Importance: Both forests play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance — they absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, and influence the climate.
Under Threat: Both are facing threats from deforestation, though the reasons may differ — logging and mining in Canada, and Shifting cultivation along with reckless human activities such as ranching, mining, logging and urbanisation in Amazon Rainforests.
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State the reasons behind the depletion of the Amazon rainforest.
Shifting cultivation is practised in the rainforest. About a hectare of land is cleared often by the slash-and-burn method. However, few larger trees are sometimes left to stand to protect crops from intense heat and rain. Trees providing food such as kola nuts and bananas are also left in place. The felled trees are then burnt and their ashes are mixed in the soil as nutrients. Crops such as yams, manioc, beans, tobacco, cocoa and pumpkins are planted. After a few years, as the production decreases, the cultivators abandon the land and make a fresh clearing in the forest.
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