The Cerrado is about the same size as Mexico. It stretches from Brazil’s western border with Paraguay up to the northeast and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest flat, wooded grasslands in South America. The area is also home to five percent of living species on Earth. Over the past 10 years, Brazilian farmers have been developing large parts of the Cerrado. The government says the area has lost more than 105,000 square kilometers of its native plant cover since 2008. That number represents 50 percent more land than the deforestation seen during the same period in the Amazon. Based on relative size, the Cerrado is disappearing nearly four times faster than the rainforest. The Cerrado is also rich in carbon dioxide gas. Studies have linked rising levels of carbon dioxide to rising temperatures in Earth’s atmosphere. Many scientists blame the increase on deforestation and use of coal, oil and other fossil fuels.
Title: Development in Brazil Putting Earth’s Environment at Risk
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/467ee08d-8526-4e2e-b6d0-f451a6f73ec6_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Development in Brazil Putting Earths Environment at Risk' data-article-id='3337'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5479'>The Cerrado is about the same size as Mexico.</span> <span data-start-time='5479' data-end-time='14792'>It stretches from Brazil’s western border with Paraguay up to the northeast and the Atlantic Ocean.</span> <span data-start-time='14792' data-end-time='20896'>It is the largest flat, wooded grasslands in South America.</span> <span data-start-time='20896' data-end-time='29167'>The area is also home to five percent of living species on Earth.</span> <span data-start-time='29167' data-end-time='37896'>Over the past 10 years, Brazilian farmers have been developing large parts of the Cerrado.</span> <span data-start-time='37896' data-end-time='50208'>The government says the area has lost more than 105,000 square kilometers of its native plant cover since 2008.</span> <span data-start-time='50208' data-end-time='60354'>That number represents 50 percent more land than the deforestation seen during the same period in the Amazon.</span> <span data-start-time='60354' data-end-time='69063'>Based on relative size, the Cerrado is disappearing nearly four times faster than the rainforest.</span> <span data-start-time='69063' data-end-time='74813'>The Cerrado is also rich in carbon dioxide gas.</span> <span data-start-time='74813' data-end-time='83792'>Studies have linked rising levels of carbon dioxide to rising temperatures in Earth’s atmosphere.</span> <span data-start-time='83792' data-end-time='93792'>Many scientists blame the increase on deforestation and use of coal, oil and other fossil fuels.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/A0D3F4E7-A53C-451F-B13A-8B24A3B49361_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=11424 data-hint-location='60354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/based_on_relative_size_the_cerrado_is_disappearing_nearly_four_times_faster_than__blank_.wav'>Based on relative size, the Cerrado is disappearing nearly four times faster than <span class='blank'>the rainforest</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the rainforest'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/diamonds.wav'><span>diamonds</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/tiger_population.wav'><span>tiger population</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/pacific_ocean.wav'><span>Pacific Ocean</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/the_rainforest.wav'><span>the rainforest</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11425 data-hint-location='83792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/what_does_deforestation_mean.wav'>What does deforestation mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/the_act_or_result_of_cutting_down_or_burning_all_the_trees_in_an_area.wav'><span>the act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2779/the_act_of_planting_trees_in_a_certain_area.wav'><span>the act of planting trees in a certain area</span></div><div class='choice' 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