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<strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>1a</strong>: <strong>Postcards</strong><br />
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Mahogany being taken to a saw mill © Mark Edwards / WWF-Canon Jaguar © Staffan Widstrand / WWF
<strong>Worksheet</strong> 1b: <strong>Postcards</strong><br />
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Trees line the river bank © Zig Koch/WWF Amazon pink river dolphin © naturepl.com / Mark Carwardine / WWF-Canon
<strong>Worksheet</strong> 1c: <strong>Postcards</strong><br />
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Rainforest canopy in Acre, Brazil © Greg Armfield/WWF-UK Boy and pineapple © Greg Armfield/WWF-UK
<strong>Worksheet</strong> 2: Newspaper article<br />
6 June 2012<br />
A TALE OF HOPE FOR THE<br />
AMAZON - FROM WIGAN<br />
The town of Wigan, in Greater<br />
Manchester, is thousands of miles<br />
from the Amazon rainforest. But<br />
students at St Marks CE Primary<br />
School in Wigan have been inspired by<br />
the Amazon’s plight– and have won<br />
the 2012 Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools<br />
Challenge for their amazing efforts.<br />
The Schools Challenge, which is<br />
open to students aged 8—14, has<br />
resulted in a brilliant response from<br />
schools right across the UK. Young<br />
people get to investigate how the<br />
food we eat, the stuff we buy and<br />
the energy we use has an impact on<br />
rainforests and climate change – and<br />
then take action to make a difference.<br />
Monkey Shoppers & Tiger Munchers<br />
St Mark’s winning teams, the<br />
‘Monkey Shoppers’ and ‘Tiger<br />
Munchers’, impressed judges with<br />
their inspirational activities ranging<br />
from collection boxes for recyclable<br />
materials, fashion shows using<br />
recycled materials and displays<br />
on re-using, to growing herbs in<br />
a sensory garden, talking to staff<br />
and pupils about Fair Trade goods<br />
and holding a Fair Trade stall<br />
Currently the Amazon rainforest<br />
is being cut down at the<br />
rate of three football pitches<br />
per minute. This deforestation<br />
is putting the future of the<br />
people, animals and plants that<br />
call the Amazon their home<br />
at risk. And it’s also having a<br />
huge impact on climate change.<br />
Through Sky Rainforest<br />
Rescue, Sky and WWF aim<br />
to help save one billion trees<br />
in the Amazon by providing<br />
sustainable alternatives to<br />
deforestation to people living<br />
in the state of Acre in Brazil<br />
and by educating young people<br />
in the UK to inspire action.<br />
for children, parents and visitors.<br />
Over the two years of the Challenge<br />
programme, nearly 18,000 students<br />
have taken part in rainforest-themed<br />
assemblies, over 4,000 students<br />
have learned about deforestation,<br />
and some 27,000 students and<br />
approximately 13,700 student family<br />
members have been surveyed on<br />
their knowledge of rainforestfriendly<br />
products and behaviour.<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 3: The rainforest hierarchy<br />
Read the article on <strong>Worksheet</strong> 2. You might like to highlight any important parts as you go.<br />
Now use the template below to sort the information in the article by importance. Write the most<br />
important piece of information from the article at the top of the pyramid and the least important<br />
piece at the bottom.<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 4: Finish the story<br />
Scenario<br />
1<br />
Scenario<br />
2<br />
You are a member of a small tribe from deep in<br />
the Amazon rainforest. One day when you are<br />
walking in the forest you meet some strange<br />
men wearing unusual clothes and using loud<br />
machines to destroy the trees near your home.<br />
You return to your tribe and decide what to<br />
do next…<br />
You are from a school in the city of Manaus in Brazil.<br />
One day the school decides to take a school trip to<br />
the Amazon rainforest. When you arrive you climb<br />
into canoes for a trip down the Amazon but you<br />
and five friends get separated from the group.<br />
What happens when the five of you continue<br />
your adventure?<br />
Scenario<br />
3<br />
Scenario<br />
4<br />
You are a group of scientists working in the<br />
Amazon rainforest aiming to find new animals<br />
to document for science. One day you find some<br />
strange footprints leading into the forest and<br />
your group follows them.<br />
What do you find?<br />
You are a jaguar which lives in the Amazon<br />
rainforest. One day you discover that you are<br />
being followed by a poacher who wants to kill<br />
you for your skin.<br />
How do you try to escape? Which other<br />
animals do you meet during your journey?<br />
Scenario<br />
5<br />
Scenario<br />
6<br />
You are an environmental protester who hears<br />
of a company planning to clear a huge part of<br />
the Amazon rainforest to make grazing land for<br />
cattle. You are concerned for the people that<br />
live in this part of the forest and the amazing<br />
animals that can be found there.<br />
What do you and your friends do to respond?<br />
You are part of a colony of ants which are<br />
collecting food from a guava tree when the<br />
fruit you are on is harvested and packed<br />
into a box and sent for sale in the UK.<br />
What do you discover when you arrive in<br />
the UK?<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 5a: Rainforest cards<br />
The Amazon rainforest<br />
The largest rainforest in the world. Around 1 in 10 of the<br />
world’s species can be found in this vast rainforest.<br />
Animals<br />
The Amazon is home to thousands of species including<br />
the magnificent jaguar and beautiful hyacinth macaw.<br />
Countries<br />
The Amazon spreads across:<br />
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela,<br />
Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana<br />
Australasia<br />
Much of Australia’s north east coast and the island of<br />
New Guinea are covered by dense tropical rainforest.<br />
Animals<br />
The rainforests of Australasia contain lots of fascinating and<br />
unusual animals including tree kangaroos and giant pigeons.<br />
Countries<br />
Rainforests can be found in:<br />
Australia<br />
Papua New Guinea<br />
Indonesia<br />
Madagascar<br />
Originally nearly all of Madagascar was covered in rainforest.<br />
Now only around 20% of Madagascar still has forest<br />
cover.<br />
Animals<br />
Madagascar is the only country in the world which is home<br />
to lemurs including the famous ring-tailed lemur.<br />
Countries<br />
Madagascar<br />
Holding turtle image: © Cat Holloway / WWF-Canon<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 5b: Rainforest cards<br />
Central America<br />
This area was originally entirely covered by rainforest but<br />
much of it has now been cleared for farming.<br />
Animals<br />
The tiny country of Panama is home to more than 700<br />
species of birds.<br />
Countries<br />
All the countries in Central America have some<br />
rainforest cover. These are: Honduras, Guatemala, El<br />
Salvador, Belize, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica<br />
The Congo<br />
Found in Central Africa, the Congo rainforest is the<br />
world’s second largest tropical rainforest.<br />
Animals<br />
The African forest elephant has a smaller body and ears<br />
than the Savannah elephant and its tusks are straighter<br />
and point downward. It lives a secretive life in the dense<br />
undergrowth of the rainforests.<br />
Countries<br />
The Congo rainforest spreads across many countries but is<br />
mainly found in: Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic,<br />
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo<br />
South East Asia<br />
The rainforests found in south east Asia are the oldest<br />
on the planet – dating back to 70 million years ago!<br />
Animals<br />
Species such as the majestic Sumatran tiger and Javan<br />
rhino can only be found in the wild in south east Asian<br />
rainforests. Both animals are critically endangered with less<br />
than 50 Javan rhinos existing in the wild.<br />
Countries<br />
Rainforests can be found in many South East Asian<br />
countries but the biggest areas can be found in: Malaysia,<br />
Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 6a: Weather forecast<br />
1<br />
Look at the three following charts which belong to cities in different countries (you can use the map<br />
to help you). Write some notes on what the chart tells you about the climate in that destination:<br />
Destination A<br />
Key<br />
Average maximum Temperature (ºC)<br />
Average minimum Temperature (ºC)<br />
Key<br />
Average Precipitation (mm)<br />
37.5ºC<br />
300mm<br />
35ºC<br />
250mm<br />
32.5ºC<br />
200mm<br />
30ºC<br />
150mm<br />
27.5ºC<br />
100mm<br />
25ºC<br />
50mm<br />
22.5ºC<br />
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
0<br />
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
Notes<br />
Destination B<br />
Key<br />
Average maximum Temperature (ºC)<br />
Average minimum Temperature (ºC)<br />
Key<br />
Average Precipitation (mm)<br />
15ºC<br />
100mm<br />
10ºC<br />
75mm<br />
5ºC<br />
50mm<br />
0ºC<br />
25mm<br />
-5ºC<br />
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
0mm<br />
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
Notes<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 6b: Weather forecast<br />
Destination C<br />
Key<br />
Average maximum Temperature (ºC)<br />
Average minimum Temperature (ºC)<br />
Key<br />
Average Precipitation (mm)<br />
25ºC<br />
100mm<br />
20ºC<br />
80mm<br />
15ºC<br />
60mm<br />
10ºC<br />
40mm<br />
5ºC<br />
20mm<br />
0ºC<br />
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
0mm<br />
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec<br />
Notes<br />
2<br />
Look at the map below and decide which of the three charts belong to each destination.<br />
Write the relevant letter in each box.<br />
Rekjavik<br />
London<br />
Manaus<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 7a: Conscience alley<br />
Jose<br />
Age: 45<br />
Rubber<br />
tapper<br />
Petura<br />
Age: 32<br />
Member of an<br />
indigenous<br />
tribe<br />
I make my money by extracting rubber<br />
from the trees and selling it on. Rubber<br />
tapping doesn’t harm the forest and this<br />
makes me happy. But it’s hard work and<br />
it’s difficult to earn much money this way.<br />
My people have lived in the forest for<br />
thousands of years and our way of life<br />
depends on the plants and animals<br />
that live around us. Many of these are<br />
becoming extinct as people are destroying<br />
the forest to grow crops and feed cattle.<br />
Raul<br />
Age: 21<br />
Cattle rancher<br />
Vanessa<br />
Age: 24<br />
Environmental<br />
protester<br />
For me the best way to make money is<br />
by farming cattle but I need lots of land<br />
for this. The rainforest doesn’t belong to<br />
anyone so nobody will mind if I burn down<br />
a little bit.<br />
The trees in the Amazon absorb a huge<br />
amount of carbon dioxide so they help<br />
to limit climate change. I want to make<br />
sure that the forest is not destroyed<br />
as otherwise it could lead to serious<br />
problems for the whole world!<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 7b: Conscience alley<br />
Ana<br />
Age: 25<br />
Scientist<br />
Gabriel<br />
Age: 38<br />
Citizen from a<br />
suburb of Rio<br />
de Janiero<br />
The Amazon is home to so many incredible<br />
creatures and some that we haven’t even<br />
discovered yet. If we continue to destroy<br />
the forest then more animals will become<br />
extinct because they will lose their homes.<br />
If Brazil can make lots of money by cutting<br />
the wood and mining the gold underneath<br />
the rainforest then my country will have<br />
more money to invest in things like better<br />
healthcare and education. That is more<br />
important to me than the rainforest.<br />
Pedro<br />
Age: 3 months<br />
A red faced<br />
spider<br />
monkey<br />
Gustavo<br />
Age: 50<br />
Timber<br />
company<br />
owner<br />
There used to be thousands of my kind<br />
in my part of the Amazon rainforest. But<br />
now nearly all of the trees we live in have<br />
been destroyed and our home has been<br />
turned into a city. There are only a few of<br />
us remaining in the wild.<br />
I run a company which sells wood from<br />
trees which are cut down in the Amazon.<br />
If there were stricter rules about logging<br />
I would not be able to make money and I<br />
would have to sack all of my employees.<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 8: Rainforest in the home<br />
Use this survey to help you find out which rainforest products you have in your home. They could come<br />
from one or several of the rainforests you have learnt about.<br />
Houseplants<br />
Rubber plant<br />
Begonia<br />
Bromeliad<br />
Christmas cactus<br />
Orchid<br />
African violet<br />
Fern<br />
More food products<br />
Brazil nuts<br />
Coffee<br />
Macadamia nuts<br />
Cashew nuts<br />
Tea<br />
Tapioca<br />
Oils<br />
Camphor<br />
Lime<br />
Palm<br />
Coconut<br />
Sandalwood<br />
Rosewood<br />
(look in soaps, candles, perfume,<br />
insect repellents, suntan lotions)<br />
Spices and flavours<br />
Black pepper<br />
Chilli pepper<br />
Cayenne<br />
Chocolate or cocoa<br />
Cinnamon<br />
Vanilla<br />
Ginger<br />
Cloves<br />
Nutmeg<br />
Turmeric<br />
Paprika<br />
Gums and resins<br />
Rubber<br />
Balloons<br />
Erasers<br />
Balls<br />
Rubber gloves<br />
Rubber bands<br />
Hoses<br />
Tires<br />
Canes<br />
Bamboo<br />
Rattan<br />
(look at wicker furniture<br />
and cane seats)<br />
Woods<br />
Balsa<br />
Rosewood<br />
Mahogany<br />
Sandalwood<br />
(look at chairs, tables, doors, toys)<br />
Bathroom products:<br />
Shower gels /<br />
Bath foam / Shampoo<br />
(these all contain some form<br />
of coconut derivative to help<br />
them lather)<br />
Conditioner<br />
Face-wash<br />
Liquid handwash<br />
Deodorant stick<br />
Shaving foam<br />
Moisturiser & handcream<br />
(these contain cocoa<br />
butter/coconut oil/palm oil)<br />
Avocado oil<br />
Toothpaste<br />
Cosmetics:<br />
Lipstick<br />
Mascara<br />
Foundation<br />
Foods:<br />
Bananas<br />
Mangos<br />
Pineapples<br />
Avocados<br />
Limes<br />
Oranges<br />
Guava<br />
Passion fruit<br />
Coconuts<br />
Papaya<br />
Star fruit<br />
Dragon fruit<br />
Plantain<br />
Heart of palm<br />
Guava<br />
Grapefruit<br />
Cassava<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 9: Amazon animals<br />
The Amazon is full of weird and wonderful creatures. Look at the pictures of these animals and follow the<br />
key to find out what they are called. Once you have discovered their names write it underneath the picture.<br />
Does it have wings?<br />
Yes No<br />
Does it have a beak?<br />
Does it have fur?<br />
Yes No Yes No<br />
Toucan<br />
Does it have blue colouring?<br />
Does it have a long snout?<br />
Morpho butterfly<br />
Yes No Yes No<br />
Does it have spots?<br />
Yes No<br />
Tree frog<br />
Owl butterfly<br />
Jaguar<br />
Howler monkey<br />
Does it have knobbly skin?<br />
Yes No<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 10a: Nature trail<br />
Use this worksheet to keep a record of the different plants and animals that you see during your<br />
nature trail. You could use the spaces to make drawings or write descriptions of what you see.<br />
Try to find as many different types of plants and animals as you can. What features make each one<br />
different from others that you have seen?<br />
Draw the shapes of leaves, flowers or berries on different plants and make sure you capture the right<br />
number of legs if you are drawing insects.<br />
If you are short on time you could draw a quick sketch outside and then turn this into a more detailed<br />
drawing when you are back in the classroom<br />
Be careful not to hurt any animals or damage any plants during your trail.<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 10b: Nature trail<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 11: Fact file<br />
New species are being discovered all the time in the Amazon.<br />
Imagine that you have discovered a brand new animal deep in the rainforest. Draw a picture of it and create<br />
a fact file for your animal using the headings below.<br />
Fact file:<br />
Best feature:<br />
Home:<br />
Size:<br />
How is it adapted to its surroundings:<br />
Favourite food:<br />
Current population:<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 12: The missing link<br />
Look at the food chains shown below. Which of the animals in the box at the top of the page do you think is<br />
missing from each chain? Think about what each of the animals eat and what might eat them!<br />
Once you have worked it out write the name of the relevant animal in each box.<br />
Gecko Leaves Harpy eagle Cricket<br />
Food<br />
chain<br />
1<br />
?<br />
Leafcutter ants Giant Anteater Jaguar<br />
Food<br />
chain<br />
2<br />
?<br />
Leaves and flower buds Red eyed tree frog Spectacled owl<br />
Food<br />
chain<br />
3<br />
?<br />
Plants Moths Greater bulldog bat<br />
Food<br />
chain<br />
4<br />
?<br />
Rotten wood Rhino beetle Squirrel monkey<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 13: The water cycle<br />
The Amazon rainforest is one of the wettest places on Earth. It receives an average of around 2000 mm of<br />
rain per year - nearly twice as much as the UK!<br />
Look at the diagram below which shows the cycle water goes through once it has fallen as rain and add the<br />
correct labels to each stage.<br />
1, The clouds hit cool air and the water falls as precipitation (rain, snow, sleet etc)<br />
2, The rest of the water runs down into rivers or into the sea<br />
3, Some of the water is absorbed by the ground<br />
4, Heat from the sun provides the energy to evaporate water from oceans and lakes<br />
5, The evaporated water cools down and condenses to form clouds<br />
6, Plants lose water from their leaves (this is called transpiration)<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 14a: Frog templates<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 14b: Frog templates<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 15: Amazon deforestation<br />
Your teacher will show you a slide with different numbers on them. Look at the slides and decide which<br />
statistic each number completes. When you have decided which statistic the number belongs to, write it in<br />
the box next to that statistic.<br />
1, What percentage of deforestation / forest loss is caused by cattle<br />
ranching?<br />
2, The amount (in square kilometres) of Amazon rainforest which has<br />
been cut down since 1970.<br />
3, An area of Amazon rainforest the size of ? football pitches is cut<br />
down every minute.<br />
4, Number of trees Sky and WWF are trying to protect through the Sky<br />
Rainforest Rescue campaign.<br />
5, One in ? of the world’s species can be found in the Amazon rainforest.<br />
6, Number of square kilometres which the Amazon rainforest covers.<br />
7, The number of plant species which have been discovered in the<br />
rainforest.<br />
8, The number of indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest.<br />
For more information on Sky Rainforest Rescue visit sky.com/rainforestresue.<br />
©WWF-Indonesia/Bhayu Pamungkas<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 16a: Leaf templates<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 16b: Leaf templates<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 17: Sky Rainforest Rescue<br />
Sky and WWF are working with farmers to help improve<br />
the quality of their existing soil so they do not need to<br />
cut down more trees.<br />
Experts are helping farmers to plan how they can use<br />
their land so they can grow more food and make more<br />
money without clearing forests for new land.<br />
The trees and plants of the Amazon hold many<br />
nutrients. But without them, the soil becomes very<br />
poor. Farmers cut and burn forest to fertilize the soil.<br />
But it soon becomes degraded and they need to burn<br />
down more forest so they have fresh land to grow on.<br />
Many small scale farmers do not officially own their<br />
land so they are worried about losing it. Cutting forest<br />
and growing crops is seen by some as a way to make<br />
sure no one can take the land away.<br />
Sky and WWF are working with the local government in<br />
a state called Acre in Brazil to help small land owners<br />
manage their land without cutting forest. In return they<br />
are prioritised to receive official ownership of their land.<br />
Huge amounts of rainforest have been cleared to<br />
make space for cattle pasture.<br />
Sky and WWF are helping to make sure that there are<br />
rules to make cattle ranching less destructive to the<br />
rainforest.<br />
The rubber prices have dropped meaning many of the<br />
people who used to harvest rubber from the trees can<br />
no longer make a living this way.<br />
Sky and WWF have set up rubber processing<br />
technology which helps rubber tappers to create a<br />
more valuable and better quality product so they can<br />
continue to harvest rubber – a sustainable industry.<br />
Many people do not realize how important the<br />
trees in the Amazon are for the health of the local<br />
environment and the world.<br />
Sky and WWF are working with teachers to add<br />
learning about the environment to lessons in the<br />
project area of Acre state, Brazil.<br />
The construction of roads and dams is important to<br />
bring essential services to people. But if it’s not done<br />
properly, it can have devastating impacts for people,<br />
the rainforest and the animals that live there.<br />
Sky and WWF are funding important work with<br />
governments and international bodies to improve<br />
the planning of roads and dams in the Amazon in<br />
order to minimise damage to the environment and<br />
people’s lives.<br />
Illegal and unsustainable fishing in the Amazon is<br />
threatening some important species of fish.<br />
Sky and WWF are working with local people in the<br />
Amazon to monitor and sustainably manage fish<br />
populations. This way there is enough fish in the lakes<br />
that people can harvest to sell or eat.<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 18a: Scenario cards<br />
Scenario 1<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Scenario 1<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
A mining company wishes to clear an area of<br />
the Amazon to dig for oil or precious metals<br />
such as gold. They promise to bring some<br />
employment to the area and say that the<br />
workers will need services provided which will<br />
create jobs. The country will receive income<br />
from selling their resources, which could be<br />
invested in public services like health and<br />
education.<br />
A mining company wishes to clear an area<br />
of forest to dig for oil or precious metals<br />
such as gold. The waste from the mines may<br />
pollute local tributaries to the Amazon and<br />
also contaminate the land. It will be dirty and<br />
spoil the forest environment. Allowing mining<br />
maintains the emphasis on fossil fuels which<br />
are a resource which won’t last forever.<br />
Scenario 2<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Scenario 2<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
An area of the rainforest is to be cleared to<br />
make space for plantations to grow rubber,<br />
sugar, palm oil, tea and coffee. There will be lots<br />
of low paid seasonal work, especially at harvest<br />
time. As the population is growing, villages will<br />
be created for people to live in. Schools and<br />
clinics may be built. The plantations will create<br />
a plentiful supply of these products at an<br />
affordable price for western consumers.<br />
An area of the rainforest is to be cleared to<br />
make space for plantations to grow rubber,<br />
sugar, palm oil, tea and coffee. The forest will<br />
be cut down, destroying natural food chains<br />
which will mean the loss of indigenous wildlife.<br />
The crops will be sold abroad rather than<br />
being used to feed local people.<br />
Scenario 3<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Scenario 3<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Farms are set up by local groups growing<br />
peanuts, avocados, oranges, pineapples and<br />
cocoa for chocolate. Many foods grow wild in<br />
rainforests – but by farming them local people<br />
are able to grow more produce and have the<br />
opportunity to improve their income.<br />
Farms are set up by local groups growing peanuts,<br />
avocados, oranges, pineapples and cocoa for<br />
chocolate.<br />
The forest will slowly change and some plants and<br />
animals will no longer be found in the rainforest.<br />
Roads and communication networks will have to<br />
be built to help transport goods to market and<br />
this can impact upon the environment.<br />
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<strong>Worksheet</strong> 18b: Scenario cards<br />
Scenario 4<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Scenario 4<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Loggers move in and clear the land of trees. After<br />
the trees are chopped down, rough pasture will<br />
be established for cattle. Most of the meat will be<br />
sold to city dwellers to bring in revenue. Beef sold<br />
in restaurants and supermarkets may be sourced<br />
from rainforest cattle. This helps keep down the<br />
cost so more people can eat more meat. The<br />
wood - like teak and mahogany - can be used to<br />
create long lasting timber or hardwood, which is<br />
valuable and makes fine furniture.<br />
Loggers move in and clear the land of trees.<br />
After the trees are chopped down, rough<br />
pasture will be established for cattle. Forests<br />
help balance the gases in the atmosphere.<br />
Removing them contributes to climate change.<br />
Without tree roots to anchor soil, the earth<br />
becomes loose and crumbly and washes away.<br />
There may be landslides and floods.<br />
Scenario 5<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Scenario 5<br />
Research and present the<br />
advantages of this scenario:<br />
Wildlife parks and reserves are established<br />
in the Amazon rainforest. Animals and plants<br />
are protected. Tourists are encouraged which<br />
brings in money. High value medicinal plants<br />
and crops are carefully harvested. The rest of<br />
the world helps this by recycling paper and<br />
buying wood from sustainable sources. Fossil<br />
fuels are replaced by sustainable energy.<br />
Wildlife parks and reserves are established<br />
in the Amazon rainforest. Animals and plants<br />
are protected. Tourists are encouraged<br />
which brings in money. To keep the rainforest<br />
pristine, people who used to live there are<br />
moved from their homes and deprived of land<br />
that they need to grow food.<br />
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