Business Activity in the Amazon Rainforest

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Rubber Tappers
People who scrape the rubber trees to get sap to make rubber
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Loggers
People who cut trees to sell to make wood products
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Sawmill operators
People who make and sell wood products from the trees cut by the loggers
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Miners
People who dig the earth to get valuable minerals like gold and tin
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Farmers
People who clear the forest to make fields to grow crops
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Ranchers
People who clear the forest to raise animals
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Environmentalists
People who try to persuade people to stop destroying the rainforest
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Government Leaders
People who try to promote business activity in the rainforest so the people of Brazil can make money and have a better life
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Native Amazonians
People who lived as traditional hunter-gatherers in the rainforest