1. DEFORESTATION & POLLUTION IN ECUADOR MES Unit VI

2. Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Group work : □Each group will work with the assigned questions. □Will present a file with the answers and an oral report according with the prepared agenda.

3. # 1 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □What is a mega-diverse country? □Reasons why Ecuador is considered a mega-diverse country □Critical cases of contamination and deforestation. □What is deforestation?

4. # 2 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □What impact does it have on our planet? □What role do we play in this environmental issue? □How bad is it really? □What can you do to prevent deforestation? □Ecuador.

5. # 3 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Name two ways of contamination in Ecuador. □Name two ways of deforestation in □Identify on a map 4 critical cases of contamination and deforestation in Ecuador. Explain.

6. # 4 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Do you think banana's exportation is deforestation or reforestation? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE4h sPEJr2s □Why Ecuador has been pressured by the international community to protect and preserve its natural wonders □What are the three major forested areas in Ecuador?

7. #5 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □What is reforestation and its benefits? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFFYIKz5I4 □What is the most threatened forest in the pacific region □Mention two principal threats to these forests? □How can you get a good balance between deforestation and reforestation?

8. #6 Causes and Effects of deforestation and pollution in Ecuador □Why has Ecuador´s Amazonian region become a tourist destination in itself? □Write three causes □How have Ecuador´s Amazonian indigenous people been strategic to receive tourists?

9. Ecuadorian Women’s role in our society : □ Biographies should include: □ Date and Place of birth and death □ Family information □ Lifetime Accomplishments □ Major Events of Life

10. Topics for each group: B1”D” □Gaby Sempertegui: □Rosalia Arteaga □Rosita Mendoza: □Lourdes Tibán □Paulette Castillo: □Nina Pacari □M. Gabriela Cueva: □Cynthia Viteri □Nathaly Reyes: □Jenny Estrada □Astrid Andrade: □Dolores Cacuango □Liz Mera: □Matilde Hidalgo □Carolina Mite: □Isabel Noboa □Irvin Aburto: □Tránsito Amagüaña □Andrea Alarcón: □Aminta Buenaño

11. Topics for each group: B1”A” □: □Rosalia Arteaga □: □Lourdes Tibán □Nathaly Pérez: □Nina Pacari □Cynthia Viteri □Jenny Estrada □Dolores Cacuango □Matilde Hidalgo □Nubia Bernal □Isabel Noboa □Tránsito Amagüaña □Myrka Taranto: □Aminta Buenaño