Indigenous Rainforest Peoples

Question 1

How do the Yanomami people use the rainforest?

Accepted Answer

They make houses from tree trunks and leaves, hunt animals and gather fruit to eat, and use some plants as medicine.

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They build big skyscrapers out of steel and drive cars on paved roads.

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They grow wheat in big farms and sell the grain at markets.

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They catch fish only in the ocean and ride bicycles everywhere.

Question 2

Which of these is a way the Yanomami people use the rainforest?

Accepted Answer

They make homes from big leaves, eat fruit and fish they find, and use tree bark as medicine.

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They build houses out of bricks, grow crops in big farms, and take pills from a pharmacy.

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They only hunt animals for fun and never use any plants.

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They live in big cities and get all their food from stores.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly tells three ways the Matsés people depend on the rainforest?

Accepted Answer

They build their homes with big leaves and vines, catch fish and hunt animals for meals, and use bark and roots to treat colds.

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They make houses from wood and leaves, and they get all their food by fishing, but they do not use any plants for healing.

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They weave baskets from vines for sleeping and drink herbal teas for medicine, but they do not eat any animals from the forest.

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They play games with sticks, collect bright stones for decoration, and use the forest to paint pictures, but they do not rely on it for homes, food, or health.

Try three questions

How do the Yanomami people use the rainforest?

Which of these is a way the Yanomami people use the rainforest?

Which sentence correctly tells three ways the Matsés people depend on the rainforest?

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