2. Learning Questions
1. Where can we find
deforestation?
2. Reasons for
deforestation?
3. Measures to lower
impact of deforestation.
3. Global distribution of
deforestation
â˘Over 320 sq km of rainforests
disappear each day.
â˘Deforestation occurs at all places
where we find rainforests.
â˘Key areas include the Amazon
Basin and Indonesia.
4. Key causes for deforestation
â˘Need for space
⢠Residential purposes
⢠Industries
⢠Agriculture
â˘Need for resources
⢠Mining
⢠Logging
5. Residential Space
â˘With development, more space is
needed to house the increasing
population.
â˘Cities grow into the surrounding
areas.
â˘Rainforest often suffer as
conservation is not taken to be as
important as development.
9. Agriculture
⢠Subsistence Agriculture
⢠Farming solely for the purpose of
consumption
⢠Tribal communities and small
homesteads
⢠Deforests small plots of land to feed
family
10.
11. Agriculture
⢠Commercial Agriculture
⢠Large-scale farming for profit
⢠Big companies buying/renting land from
government
⢠Destruction of large areas of rainforests
⢠Replacement of rainforest with grass to
allow for grazing
⢠Replacement of rainforest with
commercial crops like Soy Beans /
Sugarcane / Corn / Oil Palm
12.
13. Cattle ranching
⢠Raising of cattle on large farms.
⢠80% of amazon deforestation is for cattle
ranching.
⢠Most beef produced is exported to USA
and Britain.
⢠Overseas demand leading to local
deforestation.
14.
15. Logging
â˘The cutting down of timber
â˘High demand of wood for
furniture, firewood and
construction
â˘Demand in Developed Countries
(DCs) push the supply from the
Less Developed Countries (LDCs).
16.
17. Mining
â˘Extraction of precious metals and
gemstones
⢠Gold, Copper, Tin, Diamonds, etc
â˘Forests above the mines are cleared.
â˘Forests leading to the mines are
cleared for road construction to
transport equipment into the mines
and the materials out of the mine.
18.
19. Turn to Pg 96 Now!
â˘Read the news article on Pg
96.
â˘From the article, what are the
causes of deforestation?
â˘What is the relationship
between deforestation and
âpeople moving into citiesâ ?
20. Get into pairs / groups of 2 to 4
â˘Send 1 representative to collect some
resources
â˘You have 10 minutes to discuss and
write down your answers on the cards
given.
â˘We will display the cards at the back
of the room later.