Activity 2

Q. WHY ARE THE RAINFORESTS IMPORTANT?

Key Questions:
1. Who are the rainforests home to?
2. What is their affect on the world's climate?
3. What do the rainforest protect against?
4. What are they a source of?

YOUR TASK
Assign each person in your group an area to become an expert in. 

You can choose from the list below:

1. Biodiversity

http://www.globalissues.org/issue/169/biodiversity
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/biodiversity/index.cfm


2. Products and Food

http://www.globalissues.org/article/241/bananashttp://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/rbtboxes/rforest/unit/products.pdf
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/facts/daily-lives


3. Weather and Climate

http://www.rainforestsos.org/about-rainforests/why-rainforests-matter/
http://www.rainforestsos.org/about-rainforests/why-rainforests-matter/rainforests-climate-change/


 4. People

http://www.globalissues.org/news/2010/12/12/7911
http://www.rainforestsos.org/about-rainforests/why-rainforests-matter/forest-dependent-peoples/

(Remember! There are always two sides to every story!)