Revision Paragraph 1: Amazon (theGeo)

The Amazon region is in:

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• South America

Where on Earth can the tropics be found?

• At 30° N and 30° S.

• Above 66°30′ N and below 66°30' S.

• Between 23°30′ N and 66°30′ N and 23°30' S. and 66°30′ S

• Between 23°30′ N and 23°30' S.

Which climate graph shows the tropical climate?

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Which type of vegetation can be found in a tropical rainforest?

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Which sentence about the tropical rainforest is true?

• There's a lot of thick and fast-growing vegetation and a high biodiversity.

• There's a lot of thin and slow-growing vegetation and a high biodiversity.

• There's a lot of thick and fast-growing vegetation and a low biodiversity.

• There's a lot of thin and slow-growing vegetation and a low biodiversity.

Which picture shows the highest biodiversity?

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How much of the tropical rainforest has disappeared since 1970?

• everything

• 1/2

• 1/5

• nothing

Which word is being used to describe 'felling trees'?

• biodiversity

• deforestation

• reforestation

• sustainable

What's NOT a reason for the deforestation in the Amazon?

• Many natural resources are being extracted

• Preserving biodiversity

• Room is being made for cattle farms

• The government is clearing the tropical forest to make way for buildings

The Amazon has is

• densely populated

• sparsely populated