what percentage of the world does the amazon rainforest cover?

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what percentage of the world does the amazon rainforest cover?

2006-10-01 23:29:24 · 2 answers · asked by hoon 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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The Amazon rainforest is 5.5 million km²
Earth has about 510 million km²
So 1%

2006-10-01 23:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The Amazon Rainforest covers over a billion acres, encompassing areas in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and the Eastern Andean region of Ecuador and Peru. If Amazonia were a country, it would be the ninth largest in the world.

2006-10-01 23:56:32 · answer #2 · answered by Eden* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋