NewsELA: Amazon Rainforest

Read the section "NG: You have worked in the Amazon for more than 50 years. How have you seen the region change?"

Which sentence from the section shows Dr. Thomas Lovejoy's point of view about saving the Amazon?

• In the 1960s, there was only one highway in the entire Amazon region.

• About 20 percent of the forest has disappeared, too.

• Today, there are many more national parks in the Amazon.

• The real challenge is how to plan and manage the Amazon.

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Which phrase in the section "When we talk about protection of the Amazon, it's hard for many people because they don't feel connected to the region. How can we change that?" explains the meaning of the word drought?

• ...a snake called the bushmaster lives in the Amazon.

• ... with one highway and 3 million people.

• ... a long period with no rain,

• ...so there is less reason to cut down trees.

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Read the sentence from the section "Fast Facts."

The World Wildlife Fund says that forest loss and reduced rainfall may someday cause the Amazon to release more carbon emissions than it captures.

How would Lovejoy MOST LIKELY respond to this sentence?

• It is not too late to stop that from happening in the rainforest.

• Carbon emissions are already happening in the rain forest.

• Forest and rainfall loss are not current risks for the rain forest.

• No research supports this idea about the rain forest.

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Read the section "When we talk about protection of the Amazon, it's hard for many people because they don't feel connected to the region. How can we change that?"

How does this section support Lovejoy's argument?

• by stating that more people should visit the Amazon to see its beauty

• by explaining that the Amazon has a big impact on the rest of the world

• by describing the dangerous animals that keep people out of the Amazon

• by arguing that Brazil is the country most affected by the Amazon

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Read the selection from the section "What is your vision for the future of the Amazon?"

"We want to see the people in charge of transportation, energy, agriculture, and the other businesses in the region plan together. We think Amazon cities can have higher quality of life, too. That would keep people in cities, so there is less reason to cut down trees."

How does this support Lovejoy's claim that the Amazon can still be saved?

• It offers proof that agriculture should stay out of the rain forest.

• It describes reasons that people like cities better than rain forests.

• It explains how countries can manage their use of the Amazon.

• It provides evidence that businesses are leaving the Amazon.

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Which sentence or phrase helps to explain the meaning of the term "carbon sink" in the section Fast Facts.

• ...our daily lives are very connected to the Amazon.

• There has been a lot of damage done and forest lost, but nothing is gone until it's gone.

• The region is home to 1 in 10 types of animals known on Earth.

• That means it stores carbon dioxide that would otherwise lead to climate change.

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Which sentences best supports why the Amazon is called the "The Birthplace Of Biodiversity?"

• The region is home to 1 in 10 types of animals known on Earth.

• In the 1960s, there was only one highway in the entire Amazon region.

• More than 50 percent of the Amazon is protected in some way.

• About one-fifth, or 20 percent, of the Amazon rain forest has disappeared in the past 50 years.

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Reread the section When we talk about protection of the Amazon, it's hard for many people because they don't feel connected to the region. How can we change that?

Which sentence from this section best explains how the Amazon rainforests contribute to preventing climate change?

• Climate change affects everyone on the planet.

• Tropical forests trap a lot of carbon dioxide.

• The Amazon basically makes half of its own rainfall.

• Brazil is currently in a drought that might be the worst in its history.

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According to the article what percent of the Amazon rainforest has disappeared since the 1960s?

• 30 million and 40 million

• about 20 percent

• more than 50 percent

• about 60 percent

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The word harms in the second paragraph most closely means...

• opens

• disappeared

• manufactured

• hurts

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