... tropical rain forests. At one time photographs taken from a satellite of the earth a quarter of a century ago revealed a green belt widely spread interrupted only by the oceans. This expansive ring of vegetation remained unchanged for fifty million years. However, today's trees cover merely one third of our earth. Today the picture is strikingly different. According to Roger Stone, reporter of USA Today, "Planet Earth once contained approximately 6,750,000 ... this is a premature assumption. There is so much ignorance in our country, and even more in others, the knowledgeable have to se...

• Word Count: 3257
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography

... tropical rain forests. At one time photographs taken from a satellite of the earth a quarter of a century ago revealed a green belt widely spread interrupted only by the oceans. This expansive ring of vegetation remained unchanged for fifty million years. However, today's trees cover merely one third of our earth. Today the picture is strikingly different. According to Roger Stone, reporter of USA Today, "Planet Earth once contained approximately 6,750,000 ... this is a premature assumption. There is so much ignorance in our country, and even more in others, the knowledgeable have to se...

• Word Count: 3435
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... tropical rain forests. At one time photographs taken from a satellite of the earth a quarter of a century ago revealed a green belt widely spread interrupted only by the oceans. This expansive ring of vegetation remained unchanged for fifty million years. However, today's trees cover merely one third of our earth. Today the picture is strikingly different. According to Roger Stone, reporter of USA Today, "Planet Earth once contained approximately 6,750,000 ... this is a premature assumption. There is so much ignorance in our country, and even more in others, the knowledgeable have to se...

• Word Count: 3373
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography