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Brazil

Brazil. Where is Brazil?. Where is Brazil?. Brazil Facts. It is estimated that 20% of the world’s biodiversity is found in Brazil. Brazil is home to at least 103,870 animal species and between 43,000 and 49,000 plant species. Each year about 700 new animal species are discovered in Brazil!.

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Brazil

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  1. Brazil

  2. Where is Brazil?

  3. Where is Brazil?

  4. Brazil Facts • It is estimated that 20% of the world’s biodiversity is found in Brazil. • Brazil is home to at least 103,870 animal species and between 43,000 and 49,000 plant species. • Each year about 700 new animal species are discovered in Brazil!

  5. The Amazon • The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. • The Amazon river is over 6,600 km long. • The Amazon is home to one in ten of all known animals and plants.

  6. Animals found in the Amazon Jaguar Boto

  7. Animals found in the Amazon Red-bellied piranha Emperor tamarin

  8. Animals found in the Amazon Dyeing poison frog Green anaconda

  9. The Amazon • There are also more than 30 million people living in the Amazon. • The Amazon provides people with jobs, food and water. • Unfortunately the Amazon is threatened by deforestation.

  10. An area the size of three football pitches is disappearing every minute.

  11. Endangered Species Many of the species that live in the Amazon are considered to be endangered species. The conservation status of a species indicates how great the risk is of that species becoming extinct in the near future: • Extinct • Extinct in the Wild • Critically Endangered • Endangered • Vulnerable • Near Threatened • Least Concern The Brazilian bared-faced tamarin is Endangered

  12. Your Task • In pairs, imagine that you are wildlife TV presenters who have been sent into the depths of the Amazon to film a rare endangered species! • Use the Fact Files provided to find out more about the Amazon and your chosen species. • You can use this information to create your very own script.

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