Vocabulary
The variety of plants and animals living in one area, or on Earth
What is biodiversity?
the bottom layer, or ground, of a forest
What is Forest floor?
Native Americans
What is people living in the rainforest?
Native American wants
What is to continue their traditional (old) way of life?
The business of organizing travel for pleasure
What is Ecotourism?
the process by which carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, people and animals, and the environment
What is Carbon-oxygen cycle?
the middle layer of a forest, consisting of shrubs and trees
What is Lower story?
Rubber Tappers
What is people who "tap" or collect the sap from trees?
Rubber Tappers' Wants
What is rubber tappers want to go on making a living from the rainforest?
Finding ways to use the rainforest without destroying it
What is sustainable development?
removing or clearing away the trees from a forest
What is Deforestation ?
the thick layer of overlapping tree branches that make up the top layer of a forest
What is Canopy?
Loggers
What is people who harvest trees from forests for use in wood products?
What is clear cut forests by cutting down all the trees in a part of the forest?
An example would be purchasing ice creams and cereals made with Brazilian nuts
What is buying products that protect the rainforest?
using resources in ways that meet the needs of people today without hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What is Sustainable development?
Settlers
What is people who look for land to live on and farm?
Settlers' Wants
What is people who want good farming land to feed their family?
a broadleaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the equator
What is Tropical Rainforest?
Cattle Ranchers
What is a small group of people that own large areas of rainforest land to raise cattle (cows or bulls)?
Cattle Ranchers' Wants
What is want to continue using the rainforest land to raise cattle and earn money for Brazil?