GEOG 1014 Lecture 4: Intro to Emerald Forest
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Most of latin america was colonized by spain (western north america) Amazon rain forest (amazonia/amazon jungle) moist, amazon river, most of continent and. 5. 5 million sq km are covered with trees. Beline in brazil (less than one degree south of equator) 2,000-3,000 different ethnic groups/tribes that spoke different languages: annulated, diseased. 100 km to atlantic ocean to para river. Beline is separated by the largest island marahoe. Toucourie damn on the toucantins river: concrete gravity, hydroelectric production and navigation, produces hydroelectricity. 80% of light"s (cid:271)ee(cid:374) tur(cid:374)ed o(cid:374) is produ(cid:272)ed (cid:271)y hydroele(cid:272)tri(cid:272)ity. The rain forests of the amazon are disappearing 5,000 acres per day. 4 million indians once lived there now only 120,000 remain. Hydroelectricity is green but it has major issues. 10,000 people had to move because of the dam. Out of 10, 8 are hydroelectric other 2 are nuclear. 25-35,000 immigrant workers moved to this site to work there.
