Interpreting data-Madagascar

refers to the process that causes change to a place brought about by people and their actions.

• endangered

• human impact/ influence

• extinct

• Effects

refers to plants or animals that no longer exist

• human impact/ influence

• endangered

• extinct

• effect

refers to any type of plant or animal species in danger of disappearing forever.

• Human impact/influence

• extinct

• endangered

• effect

What percentage of Madagascan forests have been destroyed?

• 88%

• 18%

• 8%

• 80%

As forest area changes what will be the effect on animals?

• animals that depend on the forest for food and shelter will die out

• animals will have more space to survive in

• they will make new homes

• it will be easier for poachers to hunt them if the forests are smaller

As forest areas change what will be the effect on people?

• there will be better air quality

• plants that are used for medicine will disappear

• there will be more food from farms

• there will not be enough firewood or material for making shelters

What activities have caused the most change in forest areas of Madagascar?

• cutting down trees for firewood

• poaching animals

• cutting down trees for timber

• clearing land for farming

What effect is deforestation having on the landscapes of Madagascar?

• more flooding

• sand dunes swallowing homes

• longer droughts

• higher winds

This graph of Argentina's forest shows that they have?

• declined

• stayed the same

• improved

This graph shows that Brazil's forests have declined since 1998, what year did the rapid decline start?

• 1998

• 2010

• 2000

• 2006