Hello Year 9!

Unfortunately I will not be at school tomorrow so I have attached your work which you
will be working through in tomorrow's lesson.
1) Warm Up Questions:

● In what way are biomes changed in order to accommodate human food

production?

Biomes can be changed to accommodate human food production by ploughing the

land, building greenhouses to grow plants, draining swamps and wetlands, building
terraces on slopes etc.

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Complete questions 1-3 on page 57 of the textbook attached.
1. 50% of habitable land area is used for farming. Food can be produced from
different biomes when people change the environment for example by ploughing the
land, building greenhouses to grow plants, draining swamps and wetlands, building
terraces on slopes etc.

2. Agriculture contributes to a number of environmental issues that cause

environmental degradation including: climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss,
dead zones, genetic engineering, irrigation problems, pollutants, soil degradation,
and waste.

3. Streams have been altered to irrigate crops and pastures and hillsides have
been terraced to create flat land to regulate flow of water

2) Watch the following youtube clips;

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAZAKPUQMw0
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcJUSMiKQyY

3) Write a 500 word report discussing the following in regards to the destruction of the
amazon.
Essentially you are answering the question, 'how has the amazon rainforest been
significantly impacted by human activity?'

● Features of the Biome (maps, images, flora, fauna, topography, climate data)
● Historical Use of the biome
● Key Changes to the Biome
● Major Impacts Conflicting Perspectives (this should be your key focus
section)

The lush vegetation of the Amazon Rainforest includes many different varieties of myrtle,
laurel, palm, and acacia trees as well as rosewood, Brazil nuts, and rubber trees. One of the
last remaining habitats on Earth for jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins, as well as
sloths, black spider monkeys, and poison dart frogs, is the Amazon. It has more than 370
different species of reptiles, 40,000 plant species, and one out of every ten species known to
exist on Earth. In the north, Brazil's landscape is primarily flat to rolling lowlands, with
occasional plains, hills, and mountains as well as a short coastal strip. Brazil comprises
3.300,000 square kilometres, or around 60% of the Amazon jungle. Brazil's north-west is
home to this rainforest. All 365 days of the year, the Amazon maintains its steamy, tropical
environment. Although it might fluctuate from month to month, the average annual
temperature is roughly 80 degrees Fahrenheit. There are no distinct winter and summer
seasons because the climate is so consistently pleasant. People have been residing in the
Amazon for over 8,000 years and have farmed it to increase its productivity. By favouring
some plants over others, they essentially developed the cocoa bean and the brazil nut as
crops, which they later domesticated. Increased temperatures and altered rain patterns in
the Amazon due to global warming and further deforestation will surely have an impact on
the region's forests, water availability, biodiversity, agriculture, and human health. Clearing
land for farming, logging, roads, hydropower dams, mining, building homes, or other
activities results in the destruction of vast tracts of rainforest. The issue is that cutting down
the forest is frequently thought to be more economically advantageous than keeping it
standing. The oxygen and carbon cycles in the Earth are significantly regulated by the
Amazon rainforest. It contributes about 6% of the world's oxygen production, and it has long
been assumed that it functions as a carbon sink, rapidly absorbing significant amounts of
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Brazil is reversing the rate of deforestation and
expanding the number of hectares in protected areas in the Amazon basin with the help of
the World Bank, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Wildlife Fund
(WWF), and the German Development Bank (KfW), balancing conservation objectives and
the demand for natural resources. The initiative is gaining international acclaim as a result of
the program's achievement of a new low rate of deforestation of 11.7%.

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1. Humans have had more of an impact on biomes than any other species because we
have several traits that set us apart from other species. We have a desire to control
or master nature, they believe that human needs are paramount and we possess
intelligence and are able to achieve greater control than other species
2. The features that stand out as evidence of humans impact on biomes are the built
environments we have made such as dams, mines etc.
3. Forests of the world have been negatively affected by humans who clear entire
forests for crop growing or for wood collecting
4. Water is an essential resource for humans, it can hydrate us, grow crops and even
power machines
5. Terracing enables the cultivation of steep slopes, reducing the steepness of a slope
by building structures such as stone walls that divide the slope into small flat gently
sloping sections where water flows downhill continuously through successive levels
flooding the paddy fields so that rice can be planted

6. Biological, chemical, genetic, behavioural, physical, habitat, water cycle. These are
the types of control ranked from the most negative impact to the least. This is
because
7.
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1. Vegetation in biomes are essential for life on earth as they are often the beginning or
the producers of the food chain, without vegetation not only vegetables but many
animals would be eradicated
2.
3. A staple food is one that is eaten regularly by communities or society and in such
quantities to make it the main part of their diet. Staple foods are often eaten everyday
for every meal. They can vary from place to place but usually grow very easily in the
region they are in and are readily available and cheap
4.
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7.