Chapter 12 Review

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

• How to best save the land

• How to best keep people out

• How to best use the land

• How to best cut down all the trees

Which group is most responsible for deforestation of the rainforest?

• environmentalists

• loggers

• cattle ranchers

• Native Amazonians

Which group would say, “We were here first. This is our land and our home.”?

• settlers

• rubber tappers

• environmentalists

• Native Amazonians

Which group wants to save the rain forest so people can study the plants and animals?

• loggers

• environmentalists

• cattle ranchers

• rubber tappers

Which group was given land to live on and farm by the government?

• Native Amazonians

• loggers

• settlers

• environmentalists

Which groups uses the trees, but does not harm them? They have been working the Amazon Rainforest for hundreds of years.

• cattle ranchers

• settlers

• loggers

• rubber tappers

Which group uses the Rain Forest to feed their animals. The animals are then slaughtered for their meat.

• cattle ranchers

• settlers

• loggers

• Native Amazonians

Which group lives in the Amazon Rainforest and does not destroy any part of it?

• rubber tappers

• Native Amazonians

• loggers

• environmentalists

Which group would say, “We need some place to live. The government gave us this land so we can farm and feed our families.”?

• cattle ranchers

• environmentalists

• loggers

• settlers

Which group would say, “We need to be here. We provide food for people all over the world.”?

• rubber tappers

• cattle ranchers

• settlers

• Native Amazonians