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WorksheetsAmazon Rainforest
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
WHO WOULD SAY THIS:
"We’ve been here longer than anyone. Our land and way of life should be protected!"
Native Amazonians
Rubber Tappers
Settlers (Farmers)
Cattle Ranchers
Environmentalists
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."
Native Amazonians
Rubber Tappers
Loggers
Settlers (Farmers)
Cattle Ranchers
What is the smallest group of species on this graph?
(a)
WHO WOULD SAY THIS:
"What we do to earn a living doesn’t hurt the rainforest. Because of that, we should have land of our own in the rainforest."
Rubber Tappers
Loggers
Settlers (Farmers)
Cattle Ranchers
Environmentalists
WHO WOULD SAY THIS:
"We’re taking the land that has already been cleared and making it productive. Besides, we provide a valuable product to hungry people all around the world."
Rubber Tappers
Loggers
Settlers
Cattle Ranchers
Environmentalists
Where can you find the Amazon Rainforest?
A
B
C
D
WHO WOULD SAY THIS:
"People in other countries use the valuable resources of their land to provide jobs for people and improve the economic situation of their country. Why can’t we do the same?"
Rubber Tappers
Loggers
Settlers
Cattle Ranchers
Environmentalists
WHO WOULD SAY THIS:
"We must stop much of what is happening to the rainforest, or eventually people all over the world will suffer."
Native Amazonians
Rubber Tappers
Environmentalists
Settlers
Cattle Ranchers
What is the largest group of species on this graph?
(a)
Which would groups want IF they SUPPORT sustainable development?
the building of more roads into the rainforest
the harvesting of rainforest trees to create more jobs
the clearing of rainforest to create farms and ranches
the use of rainforest resources without destroying them
WHAT IS THIS WORD?
removing or clearing away the trees from a forest
(a)
WHAT IS THIS WORD?
The great variety of all living things on Earth.
(a)
