Preserving the rainforest
Preserving the rainforest – 2
Use the text on page 63 to answer the questions. 1. Complete these sentences. (a) The rainforest is the world’s richest source of
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(b) Tropical rainforests provide more
for
medicines than any other ecosystem.
(d) Rainforests recycle rainwater by
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(c) Destroying rainforest plants affects other animals on Earth because
, capture and store
which helps to prevent
,
and
(e) Deforestation of the rainforest allows wind and rain to sweep away
© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons is being lost as the rainforest, their traditional home, is being destroyed. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
(f) The traditional way of life of
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• better forest management:
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2. Explain how these solutions may help to alleviate the problem of the destruction of the rainforest: • rehabilitating the habitat of endangered species:
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• increasing productivity of cleared rainforest lands:
• finding ways to use some existing forest in a more sustainable way:
Fact file For every tropical plant species that becomes extinct, 20 insect species may not survive.
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