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The purpose of this piece of work is to use the Internet effectively in order to find out key information about the rate of clearance, the causes, and the consequences of deforestation. 

Your task is to use the answers to produce a small report about deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest.

1. Load up the website: http://www.eduweb.com/rainforest/worldmap.html Click on the correct part of the world map that shows the Amazon Rainforest. Where did the Amazon get its name?

2. What do they say is the annual rate of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest? How might they know? What kinds of rainforest are they referring to?

http://www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/04b.html

3. Use the following websites in order to find out the causes of deforestation in Brazil

http://archive.greenpeace.org/~thoml/mahog.html and http://archive.greenpeace.org/~thoml/mahog.html

4. What are the arguments against chopping down the rainforest? Use the following websites to help you.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/deforestation.html  http://www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/05f.html   http://www.ran.org/info_center/about_rainforests.html

Can you find a website that takes a different view? Is there anyone who says rainforest clearance is a good idea?

5. According to the Brazilian Embassy, is deforestation in Brazil getting better or worse? Explain your answer.

http://www.brazil.org.uk/page.php?cid=153&offset=5

6. What other information can you find?

Use the search engine www.google.com to find at least two site that take a view?

Find out more about the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil.