Yr7 deforestation

Which is the correct spelling of 'cutting down trees'?

• Deforestation

• Defforesation

• Deforrestation

• Defforrestation

What % of the world's oxygen is generated by rainforests?

• 8

• 18

• 28

• 38

Which TWO countries are responsible for the majority of global rainforest deforestation?

• Brazil

• Indonesia

• Peru

• Malaysia

Which cause of deforestation is responsible for 65-70% of Amazon deforestation?

• Cattle Ranching

• Traditional Logging

• Rubber Tapping

• Slash and Burn

Which word means trees canopy stopping precipitation from hitting the ground directly?

• Interception

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Percolation

Which word means minerals being washed out of the soil by the force of rain hitting it, leaving the soil infertile?

• Leaching

• Liming

• Learing

• Lambasting

What is the name of the highway which was built in Brazil to help favela residents access new farms in the rainforest?

• Trans-Amazonian

• Brasilia Express

• Rio-to-Rainforest

• Favela-to-farm

If Brazil cuts down rainforests trees now, then those resources will not be available for the next generation. This is...

• unsustainable

• Insubstantial

• unsubtle

• Unsubstantiated

The lack of canopy causes soil erosion because there is more flooding. Another word for flooding is:

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Surface runoff

Farmers clear land, but sometimes the fires get out of control. What is this type of land clearance called?

• Slash and burn

• Forage and fire

• Cut and smoulder

• Clear and incinerate