Lions Tigers and The Amazon!?

Amazon Rain Forest

Fact: What is the Amazon Rain Forest? Where is it located? Who lives in it (people and animals)? What is it used for? What materials come from the Amazon? What is being done to the Amazon?

Definition: Clearing of trees/logging? Who is doing it? Why? What is logging called? How do those living in the rain forest effect each other/related?

Quality: How serious is logging? What are the effects of the Amazon on the climate/quality of land in area? Is living in the Amazon honorable? Is logging the Amazon honorable?

Procedure: Laws and regulations on logging? Who has authority and jurisdiction over it? Who is responsible for it? What is the desired future for the Amazon? How long will it last? Will it last?

Shoes

Fact: Where do shoes come from? What are the effects of shoe factories on the environment? How long does it take for shoes to degrade? Are different materials to make shoes more environmental friendly? What are those materials?

Definition: Where are most shoe plants? What is needed to produce and sell shoes? Laws on factories?

Quality: How many shoes do people own? What happens to their shoes after worn?

Procedure: Laws for shoe makers? Recycle opportunities?

Skiing and Snowboarding

Fact: What is skiing?-snowboarding? Does skiing/snowboarding effect the environment and if so how? When did the sports start? Why do people ski/snowboard? Who ski’s or snowboards? What is needed to be done to make snowboarding possible? Resources needed for snowboarding?

Definition: Clearing of trees to snowboard? Materials required for making skis and snowboards? Roads to get to resort? Different kinds of skiing/snowboarding?

Quality: Risks involved with skiing and snowboarding? Animals/people killed from snowboarding? How many animals affected by resorts?-homes? How much land is too much? What makes snowboarding bad? What makes snowboarding good?

Procedure: Opportunity cost? How do people learn about and how to ski/snowboard? Should there be less ski resorts?

Topic: I’m thinking right now about writing on the Amazon Rain Forest. For some reason I have always been fascinated by it and have always had a desire to visit someday. I’ve done some research on it previously for other classes. I think that there is a lot of information here and it most easily/obviously relates to the environment.