Deforestation Causes & Scale
Understand the causes and scale of rainforest deforestation — cattle ranching (largest driver in the Amazon), soy and palm oil plantations, logging for timber, and mining — and know that approximately 10 million hectares of forest are lost globally each year, with devastating consequences for biodiversity, climate, and indigenous communities
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Can your child explain why rainforests are being cut down — naming causes like cattle farming, palm oil, and logging — and say roughly how fast it's happening?
Understand the causes and scale of rainforest deforestation — cattle ranching (largest driver in the Amazon), soy and palm oil plantations, logging for timber, and mining — and know that approximately 10 million hectares of forest are lost globally each year, with devastating consequences for biodiversity, climate, and indigenous communities
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- Name at least three major causes of deforestation: cattle ranching, palm oil, soy, logging, and mining
- State that approximately 10 million hectares of forest are lost globally each year
- Explain the impact of deforestation on at least two of: biodiversity, climate, and indigenous peoples
“Can your child explain why rainforests are being cut down — naming causes like cattle farming, palm oil, and logging — and say roughly how fast it's happening?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Rainforests
- Age range
- Ages 9–11