Land Use Conflict in the Amazon Rainforest

The rainforests are called "the lungs of the Earth" because of their role in the:

• carbon-oxygen cycle

• El Nino current

• food web

• Coriolis effect

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

• opposition by the government to the movement of farmers

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

• conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear

• argument among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity

Which of the following would groups who want sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest most likely support

• the building of roads in the rainforest

• the harvesting of rainforest trees to create more jobs

• the clearing of rainforests to create ranches

• the use of rainforest resources without destroying them

which of these groups is most responsible for deforestation of the rainforest?

• rubber tappers

• native peoples

• loggers

• environmental groups

which of these do environmental groups in the Amazon rainforest most want to protect?

• biodiversity

• ecotourism

• deforestation

• wetlands

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

We’re taking land that has already been cleared and making it productive. Besides, we provide a valuable product to hungry people all over the world. Which group would say this?

• Loggers

• cattle ranchers

• rubber tappers

• native Amazonian

People in other countries use the valuable resources of their land to provide jobs for people and improve the economic situation of their country. Why can’t we do the same? Which group said this?

• loggers

• cattle ranchers

• settlers

• environmentalists

We must stop what is happening to the rainforest, or eventually people all over the Earth will suffer. Which group said this?

• settlers

• rubber tappers

• environmentalists

• loggers

We’ve been here longer than anyone. Our land and way of life should be protected. Which group said this?

• cattle ranchers

• native Amazonians

• loggers

• settlers