Amazon Rainforest
Name this largest river in South America?
What is the rainforest in this area known as?
What is deforestation?
What is happening in this picture? Why has the amount of carbon increased in the atmosphere increased so much in the last 50 years?
If this rainforest was to disappear, what would happen Planet Earth?
What is the Trans – Amazonian Highway? Why did they build it?
The government gave Brazilian plots to farm to improve the economy.
It led to what is now known as The Arc of Deforestation.
The human population has exploded in the past 50 years and this has led to a greater demand for meat. Cattle also feed on Soy Beans and Soy Bean farms also take over the Amazon rainforest.
