What is the term for a variety of plants and animals living in one area?

• biodiversity
• tropical rainforest
• multi-plant forest
• deforestation

What is using resources without hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is considered?

• deforestation
• carbon-oxygen cycle
• sustainable development
• biodiversity development

The Amazon provides  ___ of the worlds oxygen. 

• 50%
• 25%
• 35%
• 10%

Which group has been in the Amazon Rain forest the longest?

• Settlers
• Loggers
• Native Amazonians
• Environmentalists

After large tracts of rain forests are cleared by loggers & cattle ranchers the trees quickly grow back.

• true
• false

Loggers "clear cut" whole patches of the rain forest to find mahogany & rosewood trees. Define "clear- cut."

• loggers use an "angle cut" to chop the tree down
• loggers use a device that figures out the method to chop a tree w/out disturbing trees around it
• loggers cut down all of the trees in area & disguard those types not needed 
• loggers clear long, narrow strips of forest land

Which group does not impact the economy of Brazil (profit)?

• Loggers
• Cattle Ranchers
• Rubber Tappers
• Settlers

Which of these feuding groups wants the land in the Amazon for "sustainable development"?

• Cattle Ranchers
• Loggers
• Settlers
• Environmentalists

Which of these Feuding groups is not earning a profit from the resources in the Amazon?

• Native Amazonians
• Rubber Tappers
• Cattle Ranchers
• Loggers

What do environmental groups want to do to the rain forest.  

• Slow down development of forest.
• Find plants that could cure diseases. 
• Save unknown species. 
• All of the above.