Deforestation of the Amazon

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Deforestation of the Amazon

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LO:  I can identify what deforestation of the Amazon means.

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Why do you think the Amazon rainforest is so important?

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The Amazon rainforest gives us oxygen to breathe.

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The Amazon rainforest has many rare plants which we use for medicine.  Worldwide there are over 3,000 plants that are used to help to treat cancer.  70% of those plants are only found in the rainforests.

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The Amazon has many rare and unusual animals.

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The Amazon is home to between 400-500 indigenous tribes who have a right to live in peace.

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The Amazon is important for many reasons:
It takes in carbon dioxide & gives us oxygen to breathe.
It has many rare plants that we use in medicine.
It has many unusual animal species.
It is a home to indigenous tribes.

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What does deforestation mean?
It is when trees are cut down and areas of the rainforest are cleared to be used for other things.  

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The main reason for cutting down the rainforest is for cattle ranchers to create farmland.

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Farmers graze cows on the land to sell as beef and for burgers.

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McDonald's and Burger King have both bought cattle from deforested Amazon land to make their burgers in the past.

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Farmers also plant soybeans on the deforested land, which they can sell for a profit.

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Logging is another big business in the Amazon.
Trees are cut down for wood.

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Trees are also cut down so that coca plants to produce cocaine can be grown.

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The coca farms and many of the loggers are illegal and, when there have been protests, the people running them have killed some of the local tribes people.

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Gold mines are also expanding in the Amazon and all these things require roads to be built so that lorries can move in and out.

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The people who are cutting down the rainforest say that they need the money to feed their families.  They cannot afford to worry about the rest of the world.

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What does deforestation mean?
A
a picnic in a forest
B
Cutting down forest
C
front of train stations
D
staying in a forest

Slide 19 - Quiz

Why are trees being cut down?
A
To make money
B
To look good
C
For fun
D
To encourage animals

Slide 20 - Quiz

Is deforestation a good thing for the world?
A
Yes, it's good.
B
No, it's a disaster.
C
It doesn't make any difference.
D
I'm not sure.

Slide 21 - Quiz

How does deforestation affect the indigenous tribes?
A
They love it
B
It makes no difference
C
It is destroying their homeland.
D
It helps them.

Slide 22 - Quiz

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Reasons for protecting the rainforest.
Reasons for deforestation.

Slide 23 - Question de remorquage

Is deforestation a good or bad thing?
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