The African The African RainforestRainforest

By Mitch KelleyBy Mitch Kelley

African RainforestsAfrican Rainforests are are disappearing!disappearing!

Road construction, deforestation, Road construction, deforestation, slash and burn farming have caused slash and burn farming have caused 90 percent of Africa’s rainforests to 90 percent of Africa’s rainforests to be destroyed!be destroyed!

The baka tribeThe baka tribe

This is the tribe that lives in the This is the tribe that lives in the rainforest. One of their customs is dam rainforest. One of their customs is dam fishing. They throw pulp of a vine in the fishing. They throw pulp of a vine in the river. When the fish goes to the surface river. When the fish goes to the surface to eat it, a person hits it with a machete.to eat it, a person hits it with a machete.

foodfood

They eat antelope, forest buffalos, They eat antelope, forest buffalos, cane rats, fish, lizards, small birds cane rats, fish, lizards, small birds and caterpillarsand caterpillars

Animals of the rainforestAnimals of the rainforest

Forest elephant:Forest elephant: can grow to be can grow to be 9000 pounds. They’re hard core 9000 pounds. They’re hard core vegetarians.vegetarians.

Driver ant:Driver ant: small but dangerous. small but dangerous. They are one of the most They are one of the most aggressive species in the aggressive species in the rainforest. Their jaws are so rainforest. Their jaws are so strong that some forest people strong that some forest people use them to close wounds.use them to close wounds.

Gorillas: can be up to 5 feet Gorillas: can be up to 5 feet 9 inches tall. They are 9 inches tall. They are vegetarians.vegetarians.

Black Columbus monkeys: Black Columbus monkeys: they are extremely they are extremely endangered. They don’t endangered. They don’t have thumbs.have thumbs.

Temperature and climateTemperature and climate

the African rainforest’s rain fall the African rainforest’s rain fall is between 63 to 76 inches. The is between 63 to 76 inches. The average temperature is average temperature is between 73 and 80 degrees.between 73 and 80 degrees.

Countries with Countries with rainforestsrainforests Burundi, Cameroon, central Burundi, Cameroon, central

African rep., the Congo, the African rep., the Congo, the Ivory coast, equilateral guinea, Ivory coast, equilateral guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and sierra Nigeria, Rwanda, and sierra Leone all contain rainforests.Leone all contain rainforests.

The reason for The reason for deforestationdeforestation

The logging companies and the The logging companies and the government make lots of money government make lots of money of it.of it.

What large river runs What large river runs through the Congo basin?through the Congo basin? The Congo is the large river that The Congo is the large river that

flows through the basin.flows through the basin.

vegetation found in the vegetation found in the rainforestrainforest

mahogany: very hard wood mahogany: very hard wood tree. Very resistanttree. Very resistant

Oil palm : accounts for 14% of Oil palm : accounts for 14% of the worlds oils.the worlds oils.

Okoume : lightweight, used for Okoume : lightweight, used for plywood.plywood.

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