Disagreement over how to use a particular area of land.
100
What is the definition of "Tropical rainforest"?
A broadleaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the equator
100
What is the definition of "Indigenous peoples"?
Natives of an area who have been conquered or dominated by others who came later.
100
What is the definition of "Biodiversity"?
The variety of plants and animals living in one area, or on earth.
100
What is an Environmentalists?
A person who works to protect the natural world
200
What do the Native Amazonians want?
They want to live their life like they have lived.
200
What do the Loggers want?
They want to continue to cut down the trees so they can provide jobs.
200
What do the Settlers want?
They want land for farming and to clear new fields every few years.
200
What do the Rubber Tappers want?
To continue to collect the rubber.
200
What do the Cattle Ranchers want?
They want to continue to graze their cattle in the grasslands in order to feed the world and gain money for Brazil.
300
What do the Environmental Groups want?
They want to protect the Biodiversity of the Rainforest.
300
Name 4 countries that are in the South American Raineforest.
Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana.
300
Which of the following would groups who
want sustainable development in the Amazon
rainforest most likely support?
A. the building of more roads into the rainforest
B. the harvesting of rainforest trees to create
more jobs
C. the clearing of rainforest to create farms
and ranches
D. the use of rainforest resources without
destroying them
D. the use of rainforest resources without destroying them
300
Which of these groups is most responsible for
deforestation of the rainforest?
A. environmental groups
B. logging companies
C. native peoples
D. rubber tappers
B. logging companies
300
What can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote
sustainable development of the rainforest?
A. use cleared land to raise cattle instead of crops
B. clear more land to make larger farms
C. encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest
D. plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy
D. plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy
400
What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?
A. opposition by the government to the movement
of farmers to the rainforest
B. arguments among environmental groups over
how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest
C. conflicts between ranchers and farmers over
how much land to clear in the rainforest
D. differences among many different groups
over how best to use the rainforest
D. differences among many different groups
over how best to use the rainforest
400
Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in the
A. carbon-oxygen cycle.
B. El Niño current.
C. Coriolis effect.
D. food web.
A. Carbon-oxygen cycle
400
Which of these do environmental groups in the
Amazon rainforest most want to protect?
A. deforestation
B. wetlands
C. biodiversity
D. ecotourism
C. biodiversity
400
Free For All
What is the definition of "Sustainable development"?
Using resources in ways that meet the needs of people today without hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This means finding ways to use resources without using them up.
400
What is Deforestation?
Removing or clearing away the trees from a forest, usually done for farmland or land for ranching.
500
Free For All
What is the Carbon-oxygen cycle?
The process by which carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, people and animals, and the environment.
500
USE YOUR BOOK P. 185
How many different species of trees are there?
Between 700 and 800.
500
USE YOUR BOOK P. 185
How many different species of reptiles are there?
Between 100 and 200 different species.
500
USE YOUR BOOK P. 188-189
Two Part Question
Did Australia gain or loose forest in between 1990-2000? What was its percentage?
Australia lost forest. Its percentage was between 0.1%-2.4%
500
USE YOUR BOOK P. 188-189
Two Part Question
Did Brazil gain or loss forest in between 1990-2000? What was the percentage?
Brazil lost forest. Its percentage of loss was in between 0.1%-2.4%