Vox Atlas: Amazon Rainforest (Video 2)

What was Chico Mendes dedicated to preserving?

• Cities in Brazil

• The Amazon Rainforest

• Rubber Barons

• Cattle Ranchers

What valuable material was extracted from the Amazon rainforest during the late 1800s?

• Timber

• gold

• latex

• coal

What happened to the rubber boom in the Amazon?

• It continues to expand

• It never worked

• It turned to food production

• It collapsed

What was one method Chico Mendes and the rubber tappers used to fight back?

• wrote letters

• organized barricades

• fled the region

• built schools

What is the current threat to the Chico Mendes Reserve?

• natural disasters

• political neglect and deforestation

• tourist overpopulation

• increased wildlife activity