The map is a map of Brazil and shows Brazil’s cities. I included this picture because I want you to know Brazil’s cities and where they are located. The other picture is a type of frog that lives in the Brazil Amazon Rainforest. This will help you with question one and three. The last picture depicts a stream running through the Amazon. It includes plant life and a large tree that must have fallen down at some point.
Here is some additional information that will help you with the questions.
According to http://rainforests.mongabay.com/20brazil.htm, “Brazil holds about one-third of the world's remaining rainforests, including a majority of the Amazon rainforest. It is also overwhelmingly the most bio-diverse country on Earth, with more than 56,000 described species of plants, 1,700 species of birds, 695 amphibians, 578 mammals, and 651 reptiles.”
“Due to the vastness of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's average loss of 34,660 square kilometers of primary forest per year between 2000 and 2005 represents only about 0.8 percent of its forest cover. Nevertheless, deforestation in Brazil is one of the most important global environmental issues today.”
“In many tropical countries, the majority of deforestation results from the actions of poor subsistence cultivators. However, in Brazil only about one-third of recent deforestation can be linked to "shifted" cultivators. A large portion of deforestation in Brazil can be attributed to land clearing for pastureland by commercial and speculative interests, misguided government policies, inappropriate World Bank projects, and commercial exploitation of forest resources. For effective action it is imperative that these issues be addressed. Focusing solely on the promotion of sustainable use by local people would neglect the most important forces behind deforestation in Brazil.”
Finish your questions and let’s move onto the next country! Colombia here we come!
