Brazil Sends Army and Planes to Fight Amazon Fires
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A group of Brazilian government leaders met in Manaus, a city in the Amazon. They talked about fires in the region.
The leaders said the Armed Forces will help stop the fires. The Armed Forces are the army, navy, and air force of a country.
The state of Amazonas has a big problem with fires. The government made an emergency order in 36 towns there. An emergency means a very serious, dangerous situation.
The wildfires are burning in forests and fields. Wildfires are big fires that burn outside, often in nature.
The federal government will send five new aircraft to help. Aircraft are machines that fly, like planes.
These planes will help fight the fires in Amazonas. The government wants to stop the fires fast.
Many people are worried about the Amazon forest. The Amazon is very important for nature.
Vocabulary15 words
- Armed Forces
- the army, navy, and air force of a country
- emergency
- a very serious, dangerous situation
- wildfires
- big fires that burn outside, often in nature
- aircraft
- machines that fly, like planes
- municipality
- a town or small area with its own local government
- federal government
- the main government of a whole country
- region
- a large area of land
- support
- help given to someone or something
- combat
- to fight against something, like a fire
- decree
- an official order from the government
- state
- a large part of a country with its own government
- forest
- a big area full of trees
- announce
- to tell people something officially
- send
- to make something go to another place
- serious
- very important and not small
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1. Manaus 2. The Armed Forces 3. Five
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A group of Brazilian government leaders met in _____, a city in the Amazon.
The leaders said the _____ will help stop the fires.
The state of Amazonas has a big problem with _____.
The government made an _____ order in 36 towns there.
The federal government will send five new _____ to help.
These planes will help fight the fires in _____.
Many people are worried about the _____ forest.
The government wants to stop the fires _____.
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