Chapter 12 - Amazon Rainforest

People who have lived in an area the longest.

• Conquistadors

• Mestizos

• Immigrants

• Indigenous

Which of these is NOT true about the size of the Amazon Rainforest?

• About 1/2 the size of the United States.

• Most of it lies in Brazil.

• About the size of Kentucky.

• Around 2 million square miles.

The highest part of the rainforest is called the...

• Canopy

• Biome

• Reserve

• Basin

Term used to describe a variety of plants and animals in an area...

• Ecumene

• Biodiversity

• Sustainable development

• Deforestation

What does "sustainable development" mean?

• Clear cutting

• The native settlers of an area.

• Using the resources of the rainforest without destroying it.

• Mining minerals from an area.

What do trees produce that humans need?

• Water

• Radiation

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

Trees help "clean the air" by absorbing which of these?

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Water

• Sunlight

Which of the following would MOST LIKELY be a SUSTAINABLE activity?

• Logging

• Grazing cattle in a rainforest

• Rubber tapping

• Building homes in a rainforest

Which of the following is the LEAST SUSTAINABLE use of the rainforest?

• Shade-grown coffee

• Rubber tapping

• Clear-cut logging

• Strip logging

Which of these is NOT an accurate description of the location of the Amazon Rainforest?

• Europe

• South America

• Tropical climate zone

• Western hemisphere