Deforestation in Brazil: Introduction

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the 2016 specification Unit 1B: In this lesson we look at the rates and patterns of deforestation globally and in Brazil, before looking at causes and impacts in subsequent lessons.

We start with a retrieval practice rivers themed task with spaces to input any questions you like. We then look at the difference between deforestation and forest degradation. The students watch a short video clip on deforestation and answer questions on a worksheet. The answers are available on the next slide. We continue looking at the trend of deforestation world wide using the Global Forest Watch website. The students then attempt a small maths challenge on the deforestation rates globally. We locate Brazil using C.L.O.C.C and then use data from the past ten years on deforestation rates to produce a bar chart. The students then answer some questions on the chart. We then look at the spatial distribution of deforestation within Brazil by using a colur-by-numbers choropleth map. We finally tackle a short GCSE-style question at the end of the lesson.

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