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Chapter 11: Today’s issues in Latin AmericaSection 1: Rain Forest Resources

Today’s previewChapter 10, Section 4

• Opinion Poll• Class discussion• Closure

Objectives• By the end of class today, you should be able

to do the following:1. Describe the uses of the Rainforest.2. Explain the social costs of destruction of the

Rainforest.3. Discuss what you would or would not be

willing to change to affect the rainforest.

Opinion Poll

• Answer A for yes• Answer B for no• This is your opinion, there is no right or wrong

answer. • Yet.

Results

• See how you answered and try to remember your response.

#1 Rainforests should be protected.

#2 Agricultural countries that are poor should improve their economies by

planting crops that sell for more money.

#2 But at what cost?

• Crops suitable for the area:– Citrus, sugar, cocoa and rubber– http://www.reuters.com/finance/commodities/softs

• Crops that are not well-suited to the area:– Soybeans– http://www.reuters.com/finance/commodities/oilseeds

– Wheat & Barley– http://www.reuters.com/finance/commodities/grains

#3 I should be able to buy expensive mahogany furniture if I work hard and earn the money.

#3 But where do Mahogany trees grow?

#4 The habitats of endangered species should be protected.

#5 I’d like to live in a bigger house.

#5 From where do you think the lumber to build houses comes?

#5 Lumber production is the second leading cause of deforestation.

#5 Greenpeace marking rainforest lumber before its final sale

#5 Look for the logo of theForest Stewardship Council.

#6 I can’t start the day without my morning cup of coffee.

#6 Shade grown coffee is planted under the forest canopy

#6 One cup of coffee costs an average of 2.3 square feet of rainforest.

#6 Look to see if your brand of coffee is Rainforest Alliance Certified.

#7 I eat at least one banana a week.

#7 Americans eat 28 pounds of bananas per person per year.

#7 When you plant only one kind of tree (even a native kind) you get an unsustainable monoculture.

#8 Chocolate should be its own food group.

#8 Cocoa beans come from the rainforest.

#8 The beans are cut by hand on low trees that grow under the higher rainforest canopy.

#8 Except on a monoculture cocoa plantation.

#9 I love to drink tea.

#9 From where do you think tea comes?

#9 Tea is a global product for tropical & subtropical areas.

#9 Tea plantation at the foot of the rainforest.

#9 Rainforest alliance teas are available, but be prepared to pay for them.

#10 I would buy (or like to receive) roses on Valentine’s Day.

#10 Roses greenhouse in Ecuador.

#10 Certified roses are commonly available. Even at Costco.

#11 I would eat soy protein instead of meat if it saved the rainforest.

#11 Would you?

#11 Soy ain’t perfect either.

#13 Charcoal grills make better tasting food than gas grills.

#13 Haiti has been deforesting their country to produce charcoal.

#13 The United States should switch to bio-fuels instead of petroleum based fuels.

#14 People shouldn’t tell me what to do with my own money.

#15 It is best to play golf with a new set of golf balls.

#15 The interior of golf balls is often made of natural rubber

Closure

• Describe the uses of the Rainforest.• Explain the social costs of destruction of the

Rainforest.• What you would or would not be willing to

change to affect the rainforest?• NEXT TIME: Chapter 10, Section 4 BRAZIL