Groups
Geoterms
Products From the Amazon
Pro/Con
Sustainable Development
100
We want to continue the way of life that we have had for 12,000 years
Who are the native Amazonians
100
The Amazon is the largest forest of this type.
What is tropical rainforest.
100
McDonald's
What is beef
100
Drawback of cattle ranching.
What is massive deforestation. Because cattle require lots of land to graze on.
100
Cutting narrow strips into the forest.
What is strip logging.
200
We want to protect the forest and the rubber trees with in it.
Who are the rubber tappers.
200
Has lots of different kinds of plants and critters.
What is biodiversity.
200
LazyBoy
What is wood.
200
Advantage of native reserves.
What is to allow native Amazonians to continue their traditional life.
200
Type of crop that can be grown without harming the forest.
What is shade grown coffee.
300
We need land to feed our families.
Settlers.
300
The clearing of large sections of forest.
What is deforestation
300
Goodyear
What is rubber
300
Advantage of rubber tapping reserves.
What is allows rubber tappers to make a living while not harming the forest.
300
Replanting forests
What is reforestation.
400
We want to clear the forest to create more pastureland.
Who are the cattle ranchers
400
A way that the Amazon rainforest effects the rest of the world's climate.
What is carbon-oxygen cycle.
400
Bling
What is gold.
400
Advantage of gold mining.
What is that people can make much more money mining gold than other activities.
400
Where people pay to see the natural beauty of the rainforest.
What is ecotourism
500
We promote sustainability and biodiversity.
Who are the environmentalists.
500
Some fishermen in the Brazilian Amazon have begun to use quotas for catching some species of fish.
What is Sustainable development.
500
An afternoon joy ride.
What is oil.
500
Disadvantage of environmental protection
What is that many feel that this ignores the needs of people.
500
Reserve in Brazil where local fishermen and environmentalists work together.
What is Mamiraua
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