Brazil reports big jump in the rate of Amazon deforestation
Nov. 18, 2013
Q: Brazil says the rate of deforestation in the Amazon increased by 28 percent between August 2012 and last July, after years of decline. Where is Brazil on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: What is a main cause of the deforestation of the Amazon?
A. Agriculture
B. Air pollution
C. Climate change
D. All of the above
Q: About 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil. The nation with next largest portion of the Amazon is Brazil's western neighbor . . .
A. Argentina
B. Peru
C. Uruguay
D. Venezuela
Q: The Amazon is world's largest tropical rainforest. How much oxygen do forests contribute to the world's atmosphere?
A. More than 90%
B. About half
C. Nearly a third
D. Almost nothing
Q: It is estimated that an area as large as Spain has been lost to deforestation in the Amazon. Brazil is the world's fifth largest nation in area. Which of these countries is smaller?
A. Australia
B. Russia
C. China
D. United States
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