Amazon Rainforest
Environmental Issues
Economy/Farming
Reading Charts
Who wants this?
100
What continent is the Amazon Rainforest located?
South America
100
True or False: More than half of the world’s rainforests have been lost 
True
100
Which of the following groups contributes the most to deforestation?
A. logging companies
B. native peoples
C. environmental groups
Logging Companies
100
Why are flowering plants are drawn larger than birds on the diagram.
There is a larger number of flowering plant species than birds.
100
We want to protect the rainforest’s biodiversity by slowing deforestation and development.
What do environmentalist want from the Amazon Basin?
200
What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?
differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest
200
What do environmental groups in the Amazon rainforest most want to protect?
Biodiversity
200
What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon rainforest?
Logging is important to Brazil’s economy.
200
What has the most species?
Flowering Plant
200
We want to continue clear-cutting rainforest, in the most economical way to harvest trees although it is a major cause of deforestation.
What do Loggers want from the Amazon Basin?
300
Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in
the carbon-oxygen cycle.
300
Which group uses the Amazon in the most sustainable way?
A. Farmers
B. Rubber tappers
C. Logging companies
D. Ranchers
Rubber Tappers
300
How has Brazil’s government protected the rainforest from Logging?
by creating protected rainforest reserves
300
What has the least # of species?
Amphibian
300
We want the government to make us the legal owners of our homelands so we can live where we belong, on our own land.
What do Native Amazonians want from the Amazon Basin?
400
What process is being shown in these images? (Hint: where did all the green go?)
Deforestation
400
Groups that want sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest are most likely to support
using the rain forest resources with out destroying them
400
Why is the Amazon rainforest a difficult place for settlers to farm in?
The soil is poor in nutrients.
400
How does this map show loses and gains? 
Different Colors
400
We want to continue to make a living by tapping
rubber. To do this, the practice of clearing all trees
from the rainforest must stop.
What do the Rubber Tappers want from the Amazon basin?
500
Where is the Amazon Rainforest Located?
B
500
What can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest?
plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy
500
What happens to the land in the Amazon basin once large areas of rainforest are cleared?
The cleared areas become grasslands
500
Which country gained the most forest?
China
500
We want large tracts of rainforest land so we can continue cattle ranching.
What do Cattle Ranchers want from the Amazon Basin?