Amazon Rainforest Land Use Conflict

In which region of South America is the Amazon rainforest located?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in

• The food web.

• The Coriolis effect.

• The El Niño current.

• The Carbon Oxygen Cycle

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

• Opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest

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

• Conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in the rainforest

• Arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest

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

• Biodiversity

• Ecotourism

• Deforestation

• Wetlands

Which statement is best supported by the graph?

• Rainforest loss has increased in the past 10 years.

• More than half of the world’s rainforests have been lost.

• Rainforests once covered about 3 million square miles.

• Two-thirds of the world’s rainforests have disappeared.

Groups that want sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest are most likely to support

• The building of more roads into the rainforest.

• The harvesting of rainforest trees to create more jobs.

• The clearing of rainforest to create farms and ranches.

• The use of rainforest resources without destroying them.

What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon rainforest?

• Logging creates space for new amenities, such as shopping malls and movie theaters.

• Logging is important to Brazil's Economy.

• Logging allows more people to live in the land by clearing dense forests.

• Logging reduces the expenses of maintaining the rainforest.

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 Canopy Layer.

• Encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest.

True or False: Native Amazonians want more than anything to continue their traditional way of life.

• True

• False

True or False: Rubber Tapping harms the trees in the Amazon Rainforest.

• True

• False