The Environmental Diversity Of Venezuela

When one thinks about the Amazon rainforest often our minds flip to monkeys, toucans, and lots of trees. We think of the peacefulness and serenity of untouched land and the balance that nature has to offer. What we don’t think of is primitive tribes, mass killings, deadly snakes, ferocious jaguars, and satanic activity. This is the Amazon that Michael Dawson and his family were accustomed to. This was Yanomamo.

One can encounter every environmental extreme imaginable, from the intensely vertical terrain of the Andes, soaring up to altitudes of 5,000 meters (16,404 ft.) above sea level, to dry, low-lying lands along the western coast of South America. The climate zones are equally diverse, with some areas that are constantly hot and humid to others with subfreezing temperatures year round. Also within its boundaries are some of the driest places on earth- Chile’s Atacama Desert- to some of the most lush- the Amazonian rain forest to the east of the Andes- with rainy season lasting 11 months of the year. (Suarez and George 3)

Deforestation is defined as: “the clearing of virgin forests, or intentional destruction or removal of trees and other vegetation for agricultural, commercial, housing, or firewood use without replanting and without allowing time for the forest to regenerate itself” (SCRIBD). Deforestation has been a problem in Latin America since the early 1900s and the severity of the dilemma is increasing rapidly. Deforestation not only has consequences for the environment, but also, the indigenous people and the national economy. The logging industry in Latin America is often exploited by multinational companies that are not properly regulated. The land that has provided a home and cultivated indigenous development for centuries is being dissipated rapidly. Due to an exponentially growing global population, there is an increased demand for low priced goods--like timber, crops, and meat. Many Latin American countries value revenue from selling these goods over the health of their local ecosystems. The crisis of deforestation and habitat loss is shifting from a local to global problem. As deforestation continues, global warming escalates worldwide, impacting every country and person. About 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from tropical deforestation, which is more than from all the world’s cars, trucks and buses combined (Schwartzman). Puerto Rico and Brazil provide contrasting examples of the impact of deforestation. Puerto Rico had an economic and environmental shift

The beauty, majesty, and timelessness of a primary rainforest is indescribable. It is impossible to capture on film, to describe in words, or to explain to those who have never had the awe-inspiring experience of standing in the heart of a primary rainforest. Rainforests have evolved over millions of years to turn into the incredibly complex environments they are today. Rainforests represent a store of living and breathing renewable natural resources that for eons, by virtue of their richness in both animal and plant species, have contributed a wealth of resources for the survival and well-being of humankind. These resources have included basic food supplies, clothing, shelter, fuel, spices,

People from Haiti, Colombia, Peru, Dominican Republic and Ecuador are part of the same territory and despite of that each country has different cultures and lifestyles that enriches and form part of the Latin America history in which Chilean people are involved too.

In Middle and South America, it is evident that human interactions affect the physical features. The human interaction that affects Middle and South America is deforestation. In 1970’s a period of deforestation began in Brazil with the construction of the Trans-Amazon Highway; the road allowed migrant farmers to grow crops (Pulsipher & Pulsipher 2012). Deforestation continued throughout Middle and South America. The use lodging of hardwoods, extracting minerals, oil, gas, stones and clearing off land for raising cattle, and growing crops has impacted most of the land in Middle and South America (Pulsipher & Pulsipher 2012). The human interaction of deforestation has led to many environmental issues, changes in physical features. There are loss

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Poverty can be defined as the condition where people basic need for shelter, food, and clothing are not being met. Whereas Jensen (2009 ) define poverty as a chronic and debilitating condition that results from multiple adverse synergistic risk factors and affect the mind, body and soul. Jensen (2009) has identified six types of poverty. The six types of poverty are situational, generational, absolute, relative, urban and rural poverty. Situational is caused by a sudden crisis or loss and is often temporary. Generational is when two generation within the family have been born into poverty. Absolute involves a scarcity of

The second-largest Caribbean country, the Dominican Republic is a place of rich and diverse culture, turbulent political history, and has produced a number of important literary works and prominent public figures known well in their home country and beyond. Like all countries, the Dominican Republic faces a myriad of issues today, including that of its schooling system, environmental issues, and the inherent ripple effects of its colonization history.

This policy memo addresses the development and expansion of the cattle ranching industry in Brazil, which has contributed to the mass deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon in the last 40 years. It exposes the regional and global consequences to deforestation and provides strategies for the Brazilian government to sustainably manage cattle ranching industries while protecting the future of the Amazon. The rainforest ecosystem is an immense reserve of natural recourses that is far more valuable than the beef produced on Brazilian cattle ranches. Not only does the rainforest create habitat for up to 65% of the world’s biodiversity, but when harvested sustainably, it provides humans with an abundance of spices, foods, oils, medicines

Colombia’s wildlife animals are being endangered due to loss of habitat which is stolen by drug crops. Colombia, “has more bird species than any other country… but rare endemic birds - such as the gorgeted puffleg, a hummingbird discovered just three years ago in southwest Colombia - are losing habitat within their limited ranges to coca cultivation.” (Carpenter). The gorgeted puffleg isn’t the only endangered species, nor is it a coincidence that it’s habitat is in known drug regions of Colombia. Other wildlife, which are native to the south of Colombia, have had their homes exploited and used for cultivation; this is true for four magnolia species who are facing inevitable extinction. The demand for land by the cocaine industry is driving drug farmers to participate in the destruction of ecosystems through the means of illegal agriculture

Before the early 20th century when one considered Venezuela they thought of Venezuela’s coffee and cocoa exports, however ever since the discovery of petroleum during the early 20th century, Venezuela is one of the world’s largest exporter of oil. They are also one of the first founding members of OPEC. However Venezuela has much more to offer than oil and coffee. Currently Venezuela is rapidly expanding and becoming more stable. Compared to the countries past the economy is strong and growing every year. The most interesting thing about Venezuela is their unique infrastructure. Currently their entire economy is dependent on oil however due to the dramatic changes that have occurred in the recent decades in Venezuela the profits made from

Bolivia is a Latin country that is in the middle of South American . This country is surrounded by the bordering Latin countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru. Bolivia is a rather “highland” region, in which is referred to as Altiplano. The mountain areas are referred to as Cordilleras. In research, I found that the Altiplano are extremely higher than sea level. The southern part of Bolivia is mostly salt “flats” and desert like areas. In the eastern parts of the country are where the cities are located and also where the more farm like areas are. The climates of Bolivia vary around the country in which are different depending on the altitudes . Bolivia’s weather can go from hot to extremely cold; this is due to the various elevations throughout the country. In the Altiplano it is rather nippy throughout the entire year. The temperatures fluctuate throughout the season and the days.For the country summer is from December through February. The lowlands are mostly tropical; hot ,wet, then dry. The highlands barely get and rain while the lowlands are basically saturated and flooded. The rivers of Bolivia , for the most part flow upward. The animals of Bolivia are mainly primates .Rio Beni Titi is the monkey of Bolivia that is only found in this country.The size of Bolivia is said to be a little smaller than the size of the United States of America’s state, Montana.

In a town in Costa Rica called Monteverde, it has been observed that between 1980 and 1990, two-thirds of frog population there had perished. While humans are partially responsible for the decline in biodiversity, environmental factors, such as drought, are also responsible. (Suárez 1) Some of the ways humans’ specifically impact biodiversity is through deforestation, agriculture, and tourism, but Costa Rica has made laws to lessen humans’ negative impact on biodiversity and organisms living

Their toil is to create an understanding, appreciation and valuing of nature by people and corporations alike. To achieve this end, they engage with governments, civic societies, and companies to raise awareness and prevent rampant destruction of the eco-balance in these places especially by business interests. Rainforests are very vital in terms of regulating the world’s climate as well as with the provision of fresh water (Wonderopolis, 2016). Additionally, they are home to fast disappearing numbers of people who in most cases, have their whole lives