Destruction of Brazil's Rainforest

What is a problem that deforestation causes?

• Less oxygen resources in the world
• Animals have plenty of places to live in the rainforest
• Loggers make money off of selling lumber
• The Amazon River often floods the surrounding land

Which of the following is NOT a cause of deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest?

• logging
• farmland use
• animal extinction
• plants for medicine

True or False: As a solution to deforestation, Brazil's government is setting up programs to plant new trees in the rainforest. 

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT something native populations rely on the Amazon Rainforest for?

• shelter
• food
• electricity
• spirituality 

Country where most of the Amazon Rain forest is located.

• Brazil

• Venezuela

• Mexico

• Bahamas

What is the climate like in the Amazon Rain Forest?

• hot, humid, rainy

• hot with little rain

• hot and dry with freezing winters

• cold and rainy with low humidity

The percentage of the earth's oxygen that comes from the Amazon Rain Forest.

• 100%

• 20%

• 5%

• 80%

What is another problem that deforestation causes?

• More oxygen resources in the world

• Animals and plants can lose their homes and/or become extinct.

• Cattle ranchers is the most profitable industry in Brazil

• The Amazon River often floods the surrounding land

This waterway carries water from the Amazon Rain Forest across Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean.

• Rhine River

• St. Lawrence River

• St. Brazil River

• Amazon River

The term for clearing a wide area of trees.

• over-growing

• deforestation

• mining

• smog