A New Map Tells Natural Forests from Plantations
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How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Google DeepMind shared a new forest map.
- A2
Google DeepMind and partners shared a new forest map.
- B1
On 22 October 2026, a global map called Forest Typology (ForTy) 2020 was released.
- B2
On 22 October 2026, a global map called Forest Typology (ForTy) 2020 was released.
- C1
From space, an untouched rainforest, a timber plantation, and an oil palm farm can look identical.
- C2
From orbit, a canopy is simply a canopy.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- release
- to make something available for the public to see or use
- native
- growing or living naturally in a place, not brought there by people
- visible
- able to be seen
- crop
- a plant such as wheat, fruit, or vegetables that farmers grow in large amounts
- gather
- to collect several things or pieces of information together
- harvest
- the time of year when crops or trees are cut and collected from the land
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Google DeepMind. Read the original for the full report.