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The Amazon Rainforest Internet Assignment
Purpose: This assignments goal is to expose you to basic facts about the Amazon rainforest as well as
introduce you to some of the wildlife and people that live inside it. You will also understand how the rainforest
affects the nations and people of South America and how it is facing unique challenges in the modern world.
Part I (Overview): Use www.worldwildlife.org/places/amazon and follow the directions carefully to
complete this assignment.
1. Review the photograph. Choose one descriptive word (adjective) that comes to mind and explain how it
relates to the image.
Amazing. It is truly an amazing sight to behold and the fact that this area is in danger is quite scary.
2. Click on Overview and review the information, including the visuals. List the 8 nations that the
Amazon rainforest is located in.
- Brazil
- Colombia
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Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
- Venezuela
- French Guiana
- Suriname
3. Click on Forest Habitat and review the information there, including the visuals. A forest can vary based
on several factors. What are these four factors?
- latitude
- Rain fall
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local soil
- prevailing temperatures
7. Return to the main page (www.worldwildlife.org/places/amazon) and scroll down to the Species section.
Choose three animals found in the Amazon and describe them in the chart.
Animal
Description
Sloths
Sloths live in tree canopy, sleeping 15-20 hours a day. the move at a rate of
approximately 40 yards a day.
Jaguar
These cats require large areas to survive. deforestation is slowly killing them off.
macaw
These intelligent birds are popular in the illegal pet trade. they can live up to 60
years
Amazon people
grow vegtiables
stay at home
nomadic
access to healthcare
access to healthcare
11. Why are land rights so important to the Amazon tribes? Read the text and watch the video clip in the Land
= Life section to answer this question.
They live off the land and need the land to survive. Without the land, the will die.
12. Do you think most Americans agree with the viewpoint expressed by the woman in the video clip? Explain.
Yes because she says what many people believe is how to obtain happiness.
Deforestation
Mining/Drilling
Crime