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Vocabulary Poster Talk-Through This poster shows an area that is near the equator, in the tropics. You can see on the map where it is. This area is part of the Amazon basin, the area around the Amazon River. Lots of water is recycled in the basin. Rain that falls is absorbed by the trees and evaporates back into the air. Many tropical forests have been cut down so the land can be used for industrial purposes, such as mining. The trees that are cut down are often exported to other parts of the world. A group of charities worked to save this part of the forest. These people are checking whether there are enough trees in the area to stop erosion. They don’t want the soil to wear away too quickly.

basin all the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it all the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it

charities organizations for helping those in need or the environment organizations for helping those in need or the environment

equator an imaginary circle around the middle of Earth an imaginary circle around the middle of Earth

erosion process of gradually wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind process of gradually wearing away by glaciers, running water, waves, or wind

evaporates changes from a liquid to a gas changes from a liquid to a gas

industrial engaged in or connected with business, trade, or manufactured goods engaged in or connected with business, trade, or manufactured goods

exported exported sent goods out of one country for sale and use in another sent goods out of one country for sale and use in another

recycled processed or treated so it can be used again processed or treated so it can be used again

tropics regions near the equator that are also the hottest parts of the Earth regions near the equator that are also the hottest parts of the Earth

Comprehension Skill Facts/Opinion Facts can be proven true or false. Opinions are a person’s beliefs or ways of thinking about something. They cannot be proven, but they can be shown to be valid or faulty. Valid statements of opinion are supported by facts or experts. Faulty statements are not supported by facts Valid statements of opinion are supported by facts or experts. Faulty statements are not supported by facts