Vocabualry
What is Biodiversity?
the variety of plants and animals living in one area
What is the six groups we learned about in this chapter?
Native Amazonians, rubber trappers, loggers, settlers, cattle ranchers, environmentalists
What do the Native Amazonians want from the rainforest?
to continue their traditonal way of life.
What do loggers want from the forest?
To cut down the trees for wood.
What do cattle ranchers want?
land to feed their cattle.
What is the process of removing trees from a forest called?
Deforestaiton
What is land use conflict?
arguements about the best way to use land.
What to the rubber tappers want?
to continue making a life from the forest
What do the settlers want from the forest?
land to live and farm.
What do environmental groups want?
they want to slow the clearing of the forest.
What is a tropical rainforest?
a broadleaf evergreen forest
What is the nickname of the amazon rainforest?
The Lungs of the earth
What are the native amazonians doing to preseve the forest?
after they are finished farming a field, they allow the forest to grow back. This keeps the amount of land covered the same.
How much money did Brazil make from wood exports in 2005?
5 billion dollars
In 2003, how much money did Brazil make from beef sales?
Explain sustainable development.
using resources in a way that meets the needs of people today with out hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What percent of oxygen comes from the rainforest?
25%
How are the rubber trappers preserving the forest?
They do not cut down trees, only scratch the bark to allow sap to drain out.
What affect does logging have on the forest?
This is the main cause of Deforestation.
How much money did Brazil pledge to pay for conservation and sustainable deveolpment in the Amazon?
21 Billion Dollars
Explain the Carbon Oxygen Cycle
People breathe out Co2 Plants abosrb the gas and release oxygen back into the world/
What percent of the world is covered in rainforests?
6%
Why do the rubber trappers believe their right to the rainforest comes from?
from having worked there for so long
Why do settlers belive they have a right to the forest?
They argue there is no other land for them in other parts of Brazil. They say they must look to the land to feed their family.
How many species do experts say we lose a day to deforestion?
100 plant, animal and insect species.