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Amazon Rainforest Conflict Vocabulary

Published on Nov 24, 2015

7th grade study guide for world geography

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

AMAZON RAINFOREST LAND USE CONFLICT VOCABULARY

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

A BROADLEAF EVERGREEN FOREST IN WET REGIONS NEAR EQUATOR
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BIODIVERSITY

ALL PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN ECOSYSTEM
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CARBON OXYGEN CYCLE

OXYGEN AND CO2 CYCLE BETWEEN TREES AND PEOPLE. WE NEED TREES FOR O2
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LAND USE CONFLICT

ARGUMENTS OVER HOW LAND SHOULD BE USED
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DEFORESTATION

LARGE SCALE TREE REMOVAL

SLASH AND BURN

CLEARING LAND FOR FARMING BY CUTTING & BURNING
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SUBSISTENCE FARMING

SMALL FARMS, SIMPLE TOOLS, FEED FAMILY

COMMERCIAL FARMING

HUGE FARMS, HEAVY MACHINERY, SELL FOR MONEY
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THE "COMBATANTS"

THESE 6 GROUPS ARE INVOLVED IN THE LAND USE CONFLICT

NATIVE AMAZONIANS

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LIVING OFF THE LAND FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS

RUBBER TAPPERS

TAKE RUBBER SAP FROM TREES BUT DON'T CUT THEM DOWN

SETTLERS

GIVEN LAND FROM GOVERNMENT TO CLEAR AND GROW CROPS FOR FAMILY
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LOGGERS

CLEAR CUT FORESTS AND USE THE VALUABLE WOOD
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CATTLE RANCHERS

CLEAR TREES TO GROW GRASS AND RAISE CATTLE TO SELL MEAT

ENVIRONMENTALISTS

STUDY PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND PROTECT THE RAINFOREST
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THE ULTIMATE GOAL: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

MAKING $ FROM RAINFOREST WITHOUT DESTROYING IT