Amazon Rain forest

Habitats are areas that

• share that same weather, plants and animals

• share only the same weather

• share only the same plants

• have the same weather

The Amazon rain forest is located on what continent?

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

This image represents

• flooding

• deforestation

• dam building

• climate change

Destruction in the Amazon is caused by

• cattle ranching

• mining

• logging

• all of the above

The major river that flows in the Amazon is

• Amazon

• Rio Grande

• Atlantic

• Pacific

Which of the following is not provided by the rain forest?

• medicines

• minerals

• Fruits

• nutrient rich soil

The Amazon is considered the lungs of our planet because

• the vast amount of trees release oxygen for the planet

• the vast amount of trees release carbon for the planet

• the trees provide medicines for respiratory illnesses

• the trees provide colorful flowers for florist

Which of the following is not a major problem with building dams in the rain forest?

• Electricity is not needed in the rain-forest

• the reserve water turns acidic

• requires flooding vast areas of the rain-forest

• dams do not last long because the soil erodes beneath the dam

Cattle ranching in the Amazon

• contaminates rivers

• does not release carbon into the atmosphere

• does not occupy 80% of deforested areas in the Amazon

• does not displace indigenous people of the Amazon

Indigenous people depend on the rain forest for

• food

• shelter

• medicines

• all of the above