Practice Plantations (4.1.3) - Forest Society and Colonialism

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Question 1.
What is a plantation?
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Think about types of crops grown in large areas.
Question 2.
What does deforestation mean?
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It involves removing trees from a natural area.
3Question 3.
What is a plantation?
- A type of forest
- A large farm for single crops
- A kind of tree
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Remember it's not just any farm, but one focused on a specific product.
4Question 4.
True or False: Deforestation has no impact on local communities.
- True
- False
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Consider what communities rely on forests for.
Question 5.
Discuss how establishing plantations could lead to both economic growth and ecological degradation.
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Consider the balance between economic benefits and environmental sustainability.
Question 6.
Investigate the social and cultural changes that resulted from the displacement of local communities due to plantation expansion.
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Think about what communities lose when they are moved from their ancestral lands.

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