Amazon Rainforest Groups

Which group has been in the Amazon Rain forest the longest?

• Settlers
• Loggers
• Native Amazonians
• Environmentalists

The Cattle Ranchers strongest "claim" to the Amazon land is that they are "raising the cattle that will (eventually) be feeding  the world."

• true
• false

Environmentalists came to the Amazon Rain forest to study what?

• plants
• animals
• Native Amazonians
• All of these

Whose strongest claim is that they are strengthening Brazil's economy?

• Loggers
• Rubber Tappers
• Settlers

Rubber Tappers collect sap from rubber trees w/out hurting them.

• True
• False

"Sustainable development" means...

• the variety of plants & animals living in one area.
• using resources in ways that meet needs of people today w/out hurting supply for future generations.
• The process by which carbon & oxygen cycle among plants, people & animals.

Which group "modifies" the environment the most?

• Environmentalists
• Native Amazonians
• Cattle Ranchers

Which group "modifies" the environment the least?

• Settlers
• Loggers
• Native Amazonians

WHO WOULD SAY THIS?

We’ve been here longer than anyone. Our land and way of life should be protected.

• Rubber Tappers

• Native Amazonians

• Loggers

• Environmentalists

• Cattle Ranchers

WHO WOULD SAY THIS?

Land that has been opened to us in the rainforest finally gives us a chance to provide food for our families. You can’t take that away.

• Rubber Tappers

• Native Amazonians

• Settlers

• Environmentalists

• Cattle Ranchers