New Guinea

By: Wade Wilhoitwww.google.com/search?q=new+guinea&safe=active&rlz=1C1GGGE___US545&espv=2&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=L_AVU46BIKONygHXr4DAAw&sqi=2&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1366&bih=667#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=0doqqcUAdQ1KfM%253A%3By9XzpQK2BHE_tM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.telegraph.co.uk%252Fmultimedia%252Farchive%252F02386%252Fpapua-new-guinea2_2386736b.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%252Ftravel%252Fdestinations%252Faustraliaandpacific%252Fpapuanewguinea%252F9650924%252FPapua-New-Guinea-land-of-Wigmen-giant-butterflies-and-torrid-wartime-tales.html%3B620%3B388

Endangered species

People

Environmental concerns

Location

Topography

Climate

Plats

Animals

Introduction

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Location Of New Guinea

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Topographical Map

Temperature

Temp. of Water

Precipitation

http://www.weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,Port-Moresby,Papua-New-Guinea

Humidity

There are 735 species of animals in New Guinea.

There are 15 to 20 thousand species of plants in New Guinea.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/videos/animals-new-species-discovered-in-papua-new-guinea.htm

The Species in New Guinea

Length: 2.5 ftTail length: 1ft3 , 2ft 8Weight: up to 31 poundsHabitat: tropical forest

This species are found in these places Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, AustraliaThey Eat mossy leaves and other vegetation in the canopy.

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tree_kangaroo/

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/animals-news/crittercam-tree-kangaroo-vin/

Tree Kangaroo

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/crittercam/crittercam-tree-kangaroo-vin?source=searchvideo

The cassowaries are mostly found in the deep jungle.

The cassowary can be anywhere between 4.9’ and 5.9’ and weigh about 129lb.

Cassowary

• The Venomous Taipan is known to be the worlds deadliest snake.

• One drop of its venom can kill up to 100 men, and 250,000 mice.

• They eat small animals like the bandicoots.

Venomous Taipan

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This crocodile was over hunted for its valuable skin.

Then on the 20th century there was a conservation law put into effect.

Males get up to 11 feet, females get up to 9 feet.

The are a grayish brown.

The New Guinea Crocodile

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There are between 15 and 20 thousand species.

Some of the plants like the Foggy, mist and the dark.

90% of the plants in the forest in New Guinea are called climber plants.

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/new_guinea_forests/area_forests_new_guinea/plants_animals_new_guinea_forests/plants_forests_new_guinea/

Plants in New Guinea

• The venus fly trap is a threatened species.

• The venus fly trap and the pitcher plant both feed of pray that fall or fly into them.

• There are 90 different species of the pitcher plant in New Guinea.

The Pitcher Plant an The Venus fly Trap

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• There are about 5 different species in New Guinea.

• It is covered in sticky hairs that trap insects, and where the insects land that’s where it gets digested.

Carnivorous Rainbow Plant

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• This plant was found New Guinea in between 1998 2008.

• New Guinea is a gold mine of the orchid.

Fleshy-Flowered Orchid

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• Categorizing people in New Guinea is difficult.

• There are about 8.5 million inhabitants, who are either residents of Papua New Guinea in the eastern part of the island.

• There lifestyle is starting to fade away, because of other country's are taking over.

• Today, more than 80% of the people live outside of towns. The natural resources provide basic needs that cover food, education, health and other needs.

People

With other country’s invading New Giunea the natives are dyeing off slowly.

Pollution is also killing of the animals so there for the natives are starving to death.

Environmental concerns