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Why are Amazon Rainforests called "Lungs Of The Earth" ?​


aryan1484: The Amazon rain forest is known as lungs of world because it produce a large amount of oxygen.

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Answered by sps8dvanimittal
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Amazon Rainforests are called "Lungs Of The Earth" because these are the most thickly forested areas on the earth. it has a very large vegitation , wildlife and innumerable number if trees. as the trees produce oxygen these are the areas from where a large amount of oxygen is produced hence benefiting the people. however, the trees in these areas are also reducing due to human activities which is a great problem and is ought to be looked after to live in the future.

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Amazon rainforest is the most biodiverse region on earth, providing shelter to three million species on plants and animals. Billions of trees absorb tons of carbon dioxide every year and slow down the climate change along with producing 20% of earth's oxygen, hence named 'Lungs of Earth.

Answered by vashnavisingh908
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Plants and trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen back into the air in their process of photosynthesis. This is why the Amazon, which cover 2.1 million square miles is often referred to as the " lungs of the planet" The forest produces 20℅ of the oxygen in our planet atmosphere.

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