Starter quiz
- What is a tropical rainforest?
- a deciduous forest found in temperate zones
- a dense, hot, humid forest near the equator ✓
- a forest located in cold regions
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- Why are rainforests important?
- they are only found in South America
- they are the only source of timber on Earth
- they provide habitats for a diverse number of plants and animals ✓
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- What is deforestation?
- the large-scale removal of forested areas ✓
- planting trees
- protecting forest areas
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- ______ people are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved there from elsewhere.
- 'Indigenous' ✓
- How do people use tropical rainforest? order the sentence below
- 1⇔Rainforests provide
- 2⇔a wide range of resources including timber,
- 3⇔but also farming, mining
- 4⇔and land for farming and settlement.
- ______ has many negative impacts, for example: loss of carbon sinks, loss of habitats, soil erosion and the displacement of people.
- 'Deforestation' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the key word with its definition.
- Indigenous⇔people who are the original inhabitants of a place ✓
- Commercial⇔the making of money from buying or selling things ✓
- Economy⇔the way money is made and spent in an area ✓
- Erosion⇔the process of Earth’s surface being worn and transported away ✓
- How do indigenous people use rainforests?
- for industrial waste disposal
- sustainably for hunting, fishing and foraging ✓
- to clear land for cities
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- The process of ______ affects rainforest by removing soil and nutrients.
- 'erosion' ✓
- ______ and cattle farming are two examples of commercial farming in the rainforest
- 'Palm oil' ✓
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Key learning points
- Indigenous peoples have been living in tropical rainforests for thousands of years.
- People use rainforests in a variety of ways including farming, mining, medicine and homes.
- Deforestation is rapidly reducing the size of rainforests to make way for human activity.
- Deforestation has negative impacts: loss of carbon sinks, loss of habitats, soil erosion and the displacement of people.
Common misconception
Only people that live in/near the rainforest use it.
Many products grown/extracted from the rainforest are exported and used by people all over the world.
Keywords
Indigenous - People who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved there from elsewhere.
Commercial - Related to the making of money from buying or selling things.
Economy - The way money in a particular area is made and spent.
Erosion - The process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.
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