South America Warm Up Quiz

How much of the world's oxygen comes from the Amazon rainforest?

• 33%

• 20%

• 25%

• 17%

What did the creation of the Trans-Amazonian Highway lead to?

• People overfishing the Amazon River

• Pollution that gave millions of Brazilians lung cancer

• People clearing large sections of forest to create pasture for cattle

Which group of people have fought to preserve the Amazon Rainforest?

• Cattle farmers

• Businessmen

• Geologists

• Indigenous people

Which is NOT a method that Brazil has used to slow down deforestation?

• Brazil made it illegal to raise cattle anywhere near the Amazon

• They created a better police system to stop criminals from illegally clearing the forest

• Activists got companies like McDonald's to stop buying soy and other products from companies who were cutting down more and more of the forest 

• Agricultural techniques improved so soybean farmers started to produce more plants with less farm area 

Why do scientists fear the whole Amazon Rainforest could collapse if only 20-25% of it is cleared? 

• Soybeans are an invasive species that act as weeds and will choke out all the other plants in the Amazon.

• The water cycle will be disrupted, and different parts of the forest will lose the rain they normally receive.

Which word describes overcrowded shantytowns located on the outskirts of South American cities?

• Ghettos

• Slums

• Favelas

• Hoovervilles

Which is NOT a reason that educated professionals to leave their rural villages for major cities or even other countries?

• More opportunities

• Better pay

• Lack of economic opportunity in rural areas

• More living space in cities

What is called when educated professionals leave their rural villages for cities or other, more developed countries?

• Refugee Crisis

• Brian Drain

• Mass exodus

• Mind Bind

Who makes up a majority of homeless people in South American cities?

• Felons that do not have any qualifications

• High school dropouts

• Rural workers unable to find work

• Refugees fleeing from war in Venezuela

Why did the city of Rio de Janeiro displaced thousands of people from their favelas?

• To develop real estate space for the wealthy

• To improve urban infrastructure

• To construct stadiums for the World Cup and the Olympics

• To create affordable housing for the poor