Starter quiz
- How many times would the area of the UK fit into the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
- 12
- 26 ✓
- 28
- 54
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- Approximately how many people live in the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
- 2 million
- 30 million ✓
- 65 million
- 124 million
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- Select 1 answer. Indigenous is used to describe people who...
- ...have migrated to another country.
- ...are the original inhabitants of a place. ✓
- ...move around rather than staying in one place for a long time.
- ...speak the official language of their country.
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- Which of the following describe ways in which the Awa people living a traditional lifestyle depend on the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
- use rainforest plants to make medicines
- collect honey
- build homes
- all of the above ✓
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- Why is Portuguese the official language of Brazil? Select 1 answer.
- Portugal used to be a colony of Brazil.
- Many Brazilians go to Portugal each year on holiday.
- Brazil used to be a Portuguese colony. ✓
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- Select 1 answer. Deforestation is...
- ...the complete removal of trees. ✓
- ...the planting of trees.
- ...when a tree loses its leaves.
- ...when a tree grows new leaves.
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Exit quiz
- An area of tropical rainforest the size of 11 football pitches is lost...
- ...every second.
- ...every minute. ✓
- ...every day.
- ...every week.
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- Which of the following is not a cause of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest?
- cattle ranching
- snow storms ✓
- soybean plantations
- illegal logging
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- Select 1 answer. A stakeholder is...
- ...an unconnected person or group.
- ...a person who manages a group of people.
- ...a person or group that has an interest in a given resource. ✓
- ...a person who works for someone else.
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- Which of the following are key stakeholders of the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
- Indigenous peoples
- plantation owners
- conservation groups
- all of the above ✓
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- Which of the following are possible arguments for clearing the Amazon rainforest? Select 2 answers.
- iron and copper mines are an important source of jobs for local people ✓
- soybeans planted on the cleared land can be processed for many uses ✓
- the rainforest is an important tourist attraction
- the trees of the rainforest absorb and store carbon dioxide
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- Which of the following are possible arguments against clearing the Amazon rainforest? Select 2 answers.
- global meat consumption is rising and more land is needed for cattle ranching
- deforestation may result in some rainforest plants and animals going extinct ✓
- new homes can be built on the cleared land
- Brazil nuts provide jobs and money for local communities ✓
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Key learning points
- There are potential costs and benefits to deforestation.
- Different stakeholders have different perspectives about whether to clear the rainforest.
- A wide range of local and global factors influence decision making.
- Debates are a useful strategy for recognising and articulating different and conflicting points of view.
Common misconception
Pupils think that deforestation only has negative impacts.
Trees and the deforested land can provide many benefits for humans.
Keywords
Stakeholder - A stakeholder is a person who has an interest in a given resource.
Debate - A debate is a formal discussion between two or more people in which they give their views for or against something.
Deforestation - Deforestation is the complete removal of trees.
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