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15 October, 2007

(67) Amazon Rain Forest Fertilizer

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The majority of the natural fertilizer (500 million tons a year) for the Amazon rain forest originates from which part of the world?

ANSWER: Sahara desert

3 answers:

Anonymous said...

Mostly Africa (and to a lesser extent the Middle East) and thanks to air currents its carried right across the Atlantic.

Anonymous said...

The single largest source is the Southern Sahara area. If you want real specificity, a lot comes from the Bodele depression.

exQUIZZme ! said...

All correct!

And isn't it weird when you think about it... Sahara's sand is a main rain forest fertilizer.