People of the Amazon rainforest | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What is a settlement? Select 1 answer.
- a pile of tiny particles of rock
- a place where people live and sometimes work ✓
- a river valley with steep sides
- an ancient burial ground
Order these settlements from smallest to biggest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  hamlet
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  village
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  town
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  city
Which of the following would be most likely to be found in a rural area? Select 2 answers.
- village ✓
- city
- large town
- isolated farm or house ✓
What is the approximate population of the UK? Select 1 answer.
- 6 million
- 22 million
- 67 million ✓
- 124 million
What is the main cause of climate change? Select 1 answer.
- small changes in the earth's orbit around the Sun
- volcanic activity
- changes in solar radiation
- burning fossil fuels ✓
Select 1 answer. Colonisation is when...
- ...the rainforest is cleared for planting crops.
- ...countries trade goods and services with each other.
- ...one country or nation takes over another country or part of the world. ✓
- ...a new city is built.

For how long have people lived in the Amazon rainforest?
- a few years
- since the start of this century
- hundreds of years
- thousands of years ✓
Where do most people in the Amazon rainforest live?
- along the coast
- in a few cities along major rivers ✓
- in small towns and villages
- in isolated houses, deep in the rainforest
Which of the following describe aspects of the traditional lifestyle of the Awa people?
- grow crops such as wheat, potatoes and oats
- nomadic ✓
- build houses out of brick
- collect food from the rainforest ✓
Which of the following do not describe aspects of the traditional lifestyle of the Awa people?
- use rainforest plants to make medicines
- hunt using two metre long bows and arrows
- buy food in supermarkets ✓
- drive cars ✓
_____________ means the complete removal of trees from the forest.
- deforestation ✓
- afforestation
- plantation
- pollution
What challenge did indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest face when the early European settlers arrived?
- settlers brought diseases that indigenous peoples hadn't been exposed to before
- being moved from their land
- being forced into slavery
- all of the above ✓

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Different types of settlements are located in the Amazon rainforest.
There are similarities and differences between lifestyles in the Amazon rainforest and the UK.
There are a variety of challenges facing the Indigenous peoples living in the Amazon rainforest.

Pupils think all or most Indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest live traditional lifestyles.

Many indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest live a modern lifestyle and have a range of jobs.

Ethnic group - People who are part of the same ethnic group share the same nationality, cultures and traditions.
Settlements - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.
Colonists - Colonists are people from one country who live in a different place that is controlled by their country.