Why amazon is the largest rainforest of the world? [Answer should large and crispy to get full marks ]
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It's called a rainforest because of its rainy conditions. ... In recent months, the Amazon region has been hit by thousands of fires that collectively have cleared more than 7,400 square miles of rainforest in Brazil. Scientists say the recent spate of fires reverses a long trend toward fewer fires and less deforestation. The Amazon rainforest has the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem, including more species of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, and insects than any other place.
The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest. The Amazon rainforest, which includes parts of nine countries and covers nearly 40% of South America, accounts for just over half the primary forests found across the tropics.
In numeric terms, about 6.29 million square kilometers (629 million hectares) of the Amazon is forested, of which nearly 84 percent — 5.26 million sq km — is classified as primary forest. For comparison, the land mass of the United States is 9.15 million sq km, while Australia is 7.63 million sq km.
The Amazon rainforest has more than three times as much primary forest as the world's next largest rainforest, that of the Congo Basin. The Amazon rainforest accounts for just over a third of tree cover across the tropics.
The scale of the Amazon extends beyond its forest cover. The Amazon Basin has the world's largest river. While there is some debate over the world's longest river, there is no doubt that the Amazon River is the largest river: it carries more than five times the volume of the Congo or twelve times that of the Mississippi.
The Amazon rainforest also has the biggest population of indigenous forest peoples, including the greatest diversity of tribes and largest number of groups living in voluntary isolation. These groups are sometimes called "uncontacted tribes".
The Amazon rainforest has the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem, including more species of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, and insects than any other place.
Tree cover in the Amazon in 2020 according to Hansen / World Resources Institute 2020. Based on 30% forest cover definition.
It's called a rainforest because of its rainy conditions. ... In recent months, the Amazon region has been hit by thousands of fires that collectively have cleared more than 7,400 square miles of rainforest in Brazil. Scientists say the recent spate of fires reverses a long trend toward fewer fires and less deforestation.