1. Compare and contrast temperate and tropical rainforests.
2. Explain how promoting products derived from sustainable sources is intended to conserve rainforests.
3. Explain why rainforests are important to Western medicine.
4. Compare the different conservation efforts being applied to protect rainforests.
5. Explain why protecting surviving rainforests from deforestation is important to fighting cancer.
Answers
1) Tropical rainforests are warm and moist; while temperate rainforests are cool. Only a small percentage of the tropical forests are rainforests. To be a tropical rainforest, forested areas must: Lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
2) Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
3) Explain why rainforests are important to Western medicine. Both temperate and tropical rainforests are characterized by large amounts of rainfall and high biodiversity. ... Most rainforest plants have been tested for their cancer fighting properties.
4) Teach others about the importance of the environment and how they can help save rainforests. Restore damaged ecosystems by planting trees on land where forests have been cut down. ... Establish parks to protect rainforests and wildlife. Support companies that operate in ways that minimize damage to the environment.
5) If the rainforest organisms are destroyed before they can be tested, then many potential drugs might be lost before humans can discover them. Explain why protecting surviving rainforests from deforestation is important to fighting cancer. ... Compare the different conservation efforts being applied to protect rainforests.