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WorksheetsTropical Rainforests
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Where are tropical rainforests located ?
10 degrees North and South of equator
40 to 60 degrees North and South of the equator
5 to 15 degrees North and South of the equator
25 degrees North and South of equator
The tropical rainforest covers _____ of the Earth's surface
7%
15%
40%
70%
The largest rainforest is called (a)
How much of the Earth's plant species live in the TRF ?
1/3
2/3
1/4
3/4
Pick the names of some of the layers of the TRF ?
Overcanopy Layer
Emergent Layer
Shrub Layer
Thick Layer
Canopy Layer
How much sunlight does the shrub layer get ?
1%
1.5%
2%
4%
Where is the TRF's biggest store ?
Biomass
Soil
Litter
What does leaching mean ?
Why is there biodiversity in the TRF ?
Nutrient Cycle
Climate
Soil Structure
Layers of vegetation
What do Fan Palms have that has made them adaptaed to the TRF ?
Drip tips
Fan shaped
Large surface area
Very long
How has a Poison Dart Frog been adapted ?
What do Toucan's have that have made them adapted to their environment
Sharp bill
Powerful tail
They are poisonous
Black feathers to blend in
How much does in percipitate in the TRF ?
2000 m/yr
1500 m/yr
2500 m/yr
1750 m/yr
What slow down how quickly rain reaches the ground ? and by putting your hand up, why ?
Evapotranspiration
Drip flow
Percipitation
Stem flow
Pasturing takes up ____ of the main causes of the deforestation of the TRF
25%
35%
40%
70%
Between 2000 - 2012 which 3 countries have experienced the most forest loss ?
Brazil
Peru
Indonesia
Mexico
DR Congo
What does subsitance farming mean ?
Logging is one of the main causes of deforestation, what percentage of treas in an area can be destroyed just by cutting one tree down ?
45%
40%
50%
30%
Our case sudy for a TRF is (a)
In 2013 Brazil exported 1.35 million tonnes of beef to 130 countries. Do you think this is positive or negative ?
Postitive
Negative
Both
Brazil: 2nd largest producer of soybeans and 3rd largest producer of corn in the world. Do you think this is a Social, Environmental, Economic impact ?
Social
Environmental
Economic
How much of the world's oxygen comes from the Amazon ?
1/2
1/5
1/3
3/4
Why or how should the tropical rainforest be managed sustainably ?
Which one of these are methods of sustainable management ?
Ecotourism
Building rock dams
Selective logging
Debt reduction
International agreements
Using the figure, which region of the world had the greatest rate of deforestation between 2005 and 2009?
