GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
ACTIVTY EIGHT
Aim:
Understand that the Great Barrier Reef faces the same threats as other
coral reefs around the world.
1. Write the heading in your workbook:
Coral Reefs in Peril Worldwide
2. Obtain another world map (available on the intranet). On your world map
shade in the areas of the world where coral reefs are found around the
world. Use the article “Where Coral Reefs Are Found” to help you.
3. Read the article:
Coral Reefs in Peril Worldwide
(Available on the Intranet)
4. Use the text to answer the following questions:
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What are ‘negative impacts’ that humans are having on coral reefs
around the world?
Write: The negative impacts that humans are having on
coral reefs around the world are:
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What are the ‘organisms’ that are missing from coral reefs around
the world?
Write: The ‘organisms’ that are missing from coral reefs
around the world are…