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Amazon Land Use Review

Authored by Joshua Kaphaem

Geography

7th Grade

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Amazon Land Use Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

the food web.
the Coriolis effect.
the El Nino current.
the Carbon-Oxygen cycle.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

A. 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these groups uses the rainforest in the most sustainable way?

farmers
rubber tappers
loggers
ranchers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

biodiversity
ecotourism
deforestation
wetlands

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did Native Amazonians arrive in the Amazon Rainforest?

12 years ago
120 years ago
1,200 years ago
12,000 years ago

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group wants legal ownership of land in the Amazon?

Environmentalists
Loggers
Native Amazonians
Rubber Tappers

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