Weblinks and videos for use with 8973 - GCSE AQA Paper 3 Pre-release Resource Pack 2019: Rainforest Deforestation
Gaining an Overview of the
Pre-release Resource Booklet
Task 3
Task 4
Task 5
Task 6
Task 7
Further Reading
- An article on the Trans-Amazonian Highway
- The Transoceanic Highway (road connecting Brazil and Peru)
- National Geographic article on the costs and benefits of roads in remote areas
- A website on tropical rainforests aimed at young children
- A study into the impacts of road building in the Amazon
- BBC article on roads through the Amazon with some great images
Getting to Know the Pre-release Resource Booklet (PRB)
Some Useful Videos Before You Begin
The Amazon Road: Paving Paradise For Progress?
Peru Economy: Country Becoming Latin America's Startup Hub
Figure 2 activities
- Global Forest Watch: 5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots
- Global map of Hotspots of land cover and Land use change
Figure 3 activities
Question 4: Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) page on Peru's EconomyWWF Peru in the Amazon Video Task
Our World's Largest Rainforest: The Amazon
WWF Peru in the Amazon 1
WWF Peru in the Amazon 2
Topic Overview PowerPoint
Climate
How Deforestation Contributes to Climate Change
Dieback and the Loss of Biodiversity in the Amazon due to Climate Change
The Impact of Climate Change on the People from the Amazon
Ecosystems
Our World's Largest Rainforest: The Amazon
WWF Peru in the Amazon 1
WWF Peru in the Amazon 2
Rainforest Ecosystems and Biomes
Medicinal Plants of the Amazon Rainforest
Peruvians Fight Back Against Amazon Deforestation
Peru's Amazon Sees Increased Illegal Logging
Contemporary Conflicts
Uncontacted Tribe in Peru
Death and Corruption Peru's Amazonian Rainforest
Peru
Using Technology to Improve Healthcare in Remote Areas of the Amazon
Footage of the Puerto Esperanza from an Aeroplane on the Runway