Land Use in the Amazon Rainforest Test

Rainforests are called the "lungs of the Earth" because of their role in...

• the food web

• the Coriolis effect

• the El Niño current

• the carbon-oxygen cycle

What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?

• Opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest

• Differences among many different groups over how to best use the rainforest

• Conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in the rainforest

• Arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest

Groups that want sustainable development in the Amazon Rainforest are most likely to support...

• the building of more roads into the rainforest

• the harvesting of rainforests trees to create more jobs

• the clearing of rainforest to create farms and ranches

• the use of rainforest resources without destroying them

Which of these groups uses the rainforest in the most sustainable way?

• farmers

• rubber tappers

• loggings companies

• ranchers

What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon Rainforest?

• Logging creates space for new amenities, such as shopping malls and movie theaters.

• Logging is important to Brazil's economy.

• Logging allows more people to live in the land by clearing dense forests.

• Logging reduces the expense of maintaining the forest.

Which of these do environmental groups in the Amazon forest most want to protect?

• biodiversity

• ecotourism

• deforestation

• wetlands

Why is the Amazon Rainforest a difficult place for settlers to farm in?

• There is too much rainfall.

• The land is overpopulated.

• The area is very hot and dry.

• The soil is poor in nutrients.

What can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest?

• Clear more land to make larger farms

• Use cleared land to raise cattle instead of crops

• Plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy

• Encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest

How has Brazil's government protected the rainforest from deforestation?

• By creating protected rainforest reserves

• By removing restrictions on how much land ranchers can clear

• By building roads into the rainforest for logging trucks, ranchers, and farmers

• By taking property rights away from Native Amazonians