Gorilla Conservation Vocabulary

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📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Matching

I can match vocabulary words with their correct definitions.

1. Conservation

2. Endangered species

3. Habitat

4. Poaching

5. Ecosystem

6. Primate

A. The natural environment where animals live

B. Illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals

C. A group of mammals including gorillas and humans

D. Protection and preservation of nature

E. Animals at risk of becoming extinct

F. A community of living things and their environment

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

I can use vocabulary words correctly in sentences about gorilla conservation.

1. Dian Fossey worked to _____________ the mountain gorillas by studying their behavior and protecting their homes.

Word Bank: analyze, conservation, collaborate

2. Scientists must _____________ data from wildlife tracking to understand how gorillas move through their territory.

Word Bank: analyze, evidence, structure

3. When people cut down trees, it destroys the gorillas' _____________, which is the main _____________ that gorillas are becoming extinct.

Word Bank: habitat, cause and effect, central idea

4. Researchers _____________ with local communities to find ways to protect gorillas while helping people earn money.

Word Bank: collaborate, informational, wildlife tracking

🎯 Part 3: Understanding Key Concepts

I can explain how vocabulary words connect to gorilla conservation.

1. What is the central idea of Dian Fossey's work with gorillas?

Gorillas are dangerous animals

Gorillas need protection from extinction

Gorillas should live in zoos

Gorillas are too expensive to study

2. Which activities show conservation efforts? (Check all that apply)

Creating protected parks for gorillas

Stopping illegal poaching

Cutting down forests for farms

Teaching people about gorilla behavior

3. Explain one cause and effect relationship that threatens gorillas. Use evidence from what you know about gorilla conservation.

4. How do scientists use wildlife tracking to help with gorilla conservation?

Gorilla Conservation Vocabulary

Gorilla Conservation Vocabulary

📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Matching

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

🎯 Part 3: Understanding Key Concepts

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