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Deforestation of the Amazon
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
LO: I can identify what deforestation of the Amazon means.
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
Why do you think the Amazon rainforest is so important?
Slide 3 - Open vraag
The Amazon rainforest gives us oxygen to breathe.
Slide 4 - Tekstslide
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.
Slide 5 - Tekstslide
The Amazon has many rare and unusual animals.
Slide 6 - Tekstslide
The Amazon is home to between 400-500 indigenous tribes who have a right to live in peace.
Slide 7 - Tekstslide
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.
Slide 8 - Tekstslide
What does deforestation mean?
It is when trees are cut down and areas of the rainforest are cleared to be used for other things.
Slide 9 - Tekstslide
The main reason for cutting down the rainforest is for cattle ranchers to create farmland.
Slide 10 - Tekstslide
Farmers graze cows on the land to sell as beef and for burgers.
Slide 11 - Tekstslide
McDonald's and Burger King have both bought cattle from deforested Amazon land to make their burgers in the past.
Slide 12 - Tekstslide
Farmers also plant soybeans on the deforested land, which they can sell for a profit.
Slide 13 - Tekstslide
Logging is another big business in the Amazon.
Trees are cut down for wood.
Slide 14 - Tekstslide
Trees are also cut down so that coca plants to produce cocaine can be grown.
Slide 15 - Tekstslide
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.
Slide 16 - Tekstslide
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.
Slide 17 - Tekstslide
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.
Slide 18 - Tekstslide
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 - Quizvraag
Why are trees being cut down?
A
To make money
B
To look good
C
For fun
D
To encourage animals
Slide 20 - Quizvraag
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 - Quizvraag
How does deforestation affect the indigenous tribes?