Deforestation in Rain
Forest of Brazil
Georgia Performance Standard
SS6G2:a
Brazil; South America’s Largest
Country
• More than half of Brazil is
covered by rain forest.
• It is home to the largest
variety of plants and animals
on the planet.
• “Lungs of the Earth”- the
trees convert carbon dioxide
into breathable oxygen.
Amazon River Basin
Deforestation
• Deforestation is the cutting
down of entire forest.
• In Brazil’s rain forest
deforestation is due to slash
and burn farming, road building,
ranching, mining, logging, and
new settlements.
Negative Effects:
•Loss of habitat
•Climate changes
•Soil dries out
•Interrupts the water cycle
( water is not returned to the
atmosphere)
Deforestation in the Amazon
Deforestation in the Amazon
Government Interventions
1.
Setting aside large tracts of land as protected areas
2.
Replanting trees that have been cut
Original Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover