Route constructed to transport mineral and timber from the amazon rain forest

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Marcel Coffey

16 July, 08:48

Route constructed to transport mineral and timber from the amazon rain forest

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Aracely Duffy · Answer 1

The trans-Amazon highway.

Explanation:

The highway was launched on the September 27, 1972, is a 4000 km long highway that is the longest highway of the brazil state and this runs through the Amazon rainforest and the Brazilian stats of the Paraíba, the Ceará, the Piaui, Maranhão, the Tocantins, the Pará, and Amazonas, is named as the BR 230. Ther highway was integrated into the region with the rest country like the Colombia a the Peru and the Ecuador and this affected the northeastern region of the country and a paved pathway of the 5200 kilometers long. Construction of the highway is a challenge due to the remoteness of the site. And due to the project, many forests have been cut and destroyed.