<p>This communicative resource enables students to build their understanding of the various interest groups connected to deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest.</p> <p>8 different cards have the interest group’s key ideological positions on the issues and how to structure the argument and possible sentence starters to support students.</p> <p>*The interest groups include: business people, environmentalists, farmers, indigenous tribes, local doctors, logging companies, mining companies, and politicians *</p> <p>The possible options for development in this debate are:</p> <ol> <li>Clear an area of forest for mining, logging and cattle ranching.</li> <li>Protect an area of the forest creating a national park for tourism, restaurants and activity centres.</li> <li>Fence off an area for local people to continue their traditional lifestyle, allowing only small-scale farming and scientists to research new medicines.</li> </ol>

<p>This brilliant interactive resource is an ideal way for KS3 and GCSE students to become more familiar with development indicators used in Human Geography.</p> <p>The cards include the latest data from both the World Bank and the United Nations Human Development Report as of 03/11/19. Importantly, the cards have visual icons to support learner’s understanding and recollection of information.</p> <p>*Set of 20 countries including: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Haiti, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. *</p>