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Brazil. Brazil Facts. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and the largest country in South America. Brazil is home to at least 103,870 animal species and between 43,000 and 49,000 plant species Each year about 700 new animal species are discovered in Brazil!. Brazil. Amazon - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Brazil
• Brazil is home to at least 103,870 animal species and between 43,000 and 49,000 plant species
• Each year about 700 new animal species are discovered in Brazil!
Brazil Facts
• Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and the largest country in South America
Brazil
• Amazon
• Atlantic forest
• Caatinga
• Cerrado
• Pantanal
Amazon• The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.
• The Amazon is home to one in ten of all animal and plant species.
• Lots of the Amazon has been cut down - an area the size of three football pitches is disappearing every minute.
Animals found in the Amazon
Jaguar Boto
Green anacondaDyeing poison frog
Animals found in the Amazon
Atlantic forest
• Atlantic forest is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina
• Home to lots of plants and animals
• Lots of the Atlantic forest has been cut down
Atlantic forest
Maned three-toed sloth Atlantic royal flycatcher
Caatinga• The Caatinga is a dry forest area in Brazil.
• The Caatinga is home to lots of bird species .
• Many of the plants in the Caatinga are not found anywhere else in the world.
Animals found in the Caatinga
Lear's macaw Brazilian three-banded armadillo
Cerrado• The Cerrado is the largest woodland-savannah in South America.
• 5% of all known species in the world and three in ten Brazilian species are found here.
• It is one of the most threatened areas in Brazil.
Cerrado
Maned wolf Giant anteater
Pantanal• The Pantanal is the world’s largest wetland.
• The Pantanal is home to lots of animals and plants.
• In the rainy season over 80% of the Pantanal is flooded.
Pantanal
Capybara Hyacinth macaw
Activities
We are going to do two activities:
1. Picture matching – you need to match the name of the habitat to its picture.
2. Mask making – you are going to make a mask of an animal from Brazil.
Activity 1 - Answers
Cerrado
Atlantic Forest
Caatinga
Amazon
Pantanal
Activity 2 – make a mask!
Pick one of the Brazilian animals from below and make a mask!
Maned wolf
Jaguar
Dyeing poison frog Green anaconda
Brazilian three-banded armadillo
Capybara