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The Jungle is nuetral

Michael McAfee
Geography 6:10 -9:00pm
July 27, 2003
The Jungle is Neutral.

The jungle is neutral, so why do we hurt it? Throughout the ages the jungle has been left untouched. It was harsh and inaccessible due to its remote locations and almost unbearable heat and insects. It was a thing of mystery, where humans were unwelcome.
As the twentieth century arrived though, humans started to take interest in the rare and extremely diverse biome. The jungle which can be found in 50 different countries, on five continents and which makes up approximately 8.3 percent of the earths surface is under attack (McKnight and Hess, p. 322). Not only do biologists think the jungle houses up to half of the world’s species, the jungle is also a key recycler of the green house gas carbon mono...

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