that covered almost twelve percent of the earth's land surface.(Miller

& Berry 3) Today, the rain forest covers two percent of the earth's

land surface and it is declining rapidly. The following will be a

description of the rain forest, factors in its destruction, and if

there are any answers to slow or halt the process. "Today, as we enter

the last decade of the twentieth century, we have reached a turning

point; we can no longer use the excuse of ignorance."(Hammond 2) People

need to try harder to stop rain forest depletion. There are two major

areas on earth where rain forests are located. One of these areas is

called "The Old World Tropics," which includes Africa and Asia. In

Africa, the rain forests are primarily located around the Zaire river.

The other area in which rain forests are located is called "The New

World Tropics," which contains Central and South America. The New World

tropics are in lower altitudes as opposed to the Old World tropics,

which are at higher altitudes. Rain forests are located around the

equator. This location of the rain forests makes them warm and humid

all year round. There are never cold winters in the rain

effects of rain forest depletion on our environment, and this ignorance

and the future effects, destruction would not be tolerated. Humans

earth. Destroying the rain forests is like taking away the earth's

tropics are in lower altitudes as opposed to the Old World tropics,

will threaten life on earth itself. Some of the possible results in the

the rain forest is people's values. "Many people value species

affects was not very widespread. Another cause in the destruction of

sometimes become more interested in protecting individual species of

living in our Earth's rain forests. Many people are ignorant to the

the rain forest is people's values. "Many people value species

according to their worth to human beings."(Miller & Berry 3) People

their lofty heights in just a few hours."(Miller & Berry 3) All of this

creature that lives in it. "With chain saws, bulldozers, and other

areas on earth where rain forests are located. One of these areas is

atmosphere thins. "Already 80 percent of rain forest frogs and forty

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