The Amazon is a tropical rainforest in South America. A tropical rainforest is
a broadleaf evergreen forest found in hot and wet regions near the equator.
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Rainforests are nicknamed "the lungs of the Earth" because their rich plant life....
A. plays a major role in the carbon-oxygen cycle.
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In the 1960s, land use conflicts arose between newcomers and rubber tappers when the government.....
encouraged deforestation so farmers and ranchers could use the land.
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How do environmentalists want to protect the Amazon rainforest?
B. They want to restrict the development of the rainforest.
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How is the native Amazonian's lifestyle a sustainable way of life?
Their lifestyle does not cause long-term damage to the rainforest.
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Land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest is often caused by different groups
having different ideas about how to use its land.
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How does logging harm the Amazon rainforest?
Loggers often clear-cut whole patches of rainforest, which leads to deforestation.
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In the rainforest, many cattle graze throughout the Amazon
basin
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Ecotourism is a type of tourism that
focuses on not harming the land that people visit.
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Which of the following is not part of the Amazon's many-layered ecosystem?
the rooftop
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Which of the following is a way in which the native Amazonian people have been hurt by newcomers?
They have been driven off of their land by newcomers.
They have been killed by diseases newcomers brought..
They have been killed and injured in land use conflicts.
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Loggers often argue that a benefit of logging in the Amazon rainforest is that it
improves Brazil's economy by increasing the number of jobs in the forest industry.
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Many ranchers argue that a benefit of raising cattle in the Amazon is that it
makes good use of the rainforest land by raising food and earning income for Brazil.
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When shade-grown coffee is planted in the Amazon rainforest, this is an example of
sustainable development.
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what is an example of sustainable development in a rainforest?
using resources in ways that do not harm the environment
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Why is rubber tapping considered a sustainable activity?
Rubber tapping does not harm the tree that is tapped for sap.
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Why did many poor families in Brazil settle in the Amazon rainforest?
The Brazilian government moved them there, and supplied them with food and money.
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Why is the Amazon a difficult place for settlers to farm in?
The soil is poor in nutrients.
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Scientists and environmentalists who focus on the Amazon rainforest usually want to protect
the rainforest and its biodiversity.
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One way consumers can help protect the rainforest is by purchasing
wood products made from wood that is harvested in a sustainable way.