Lesson 10 of 84 · Global Economy
⭐ 30 XP⚓ Market PortDeforestation and Its Global Impact
Deforestation, especially in the Amazon and Southeast Asia, releases carbon, destroys habitats, and displaces Indigenous communities.
🎯 Your mission
Follow the money. Then follow the choices.
⚡ The twist
Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.
Then & Now
💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.
Deforestation, especially in the Amazon and Southeast Asia, releases carbon, destroys habitats, and displaces Indigenous communities. Reforestation and sustainable forestry help reverse the damage.
Key Facts
Over 100 million people are displaced worldwide.
About 7,000 languages are spoken on Earth.
The UN has 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What document outlines fundamental human rights for all people?
Why this still matters
The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Track every dollar you spend or get this week. Then figure out the pattern.
For the dinner table
“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”
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