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WorksheetsThe Amazon and climate change
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
Erika has studied the same batch of trees for ten years now, measuring exactly how they're growing and how they affect the climate. This matters to the whole world because of:
the period a scientist has been studying the trees.
sheer size of this forest.
the new government in Brazil.
the scientist's interests.
What happens to the Earth's climate if trees are cut down and burned?
The government of Brazil will resign.
The climate change will not be an issue anymore.
The carbon stored inside the trees will be released back to the atmosphere and speed global warming.
Dr Erika Berenguer will for sure lost her job.
What country the majority of the Amazon Rainforest is contained within?
(a)
Which photograph conveys the sense of these words the best?
All that's left where forest once stood. A stark reminder of what's vanishing, and of consequences for the rest of the world.
The Amazon holds as much carbon as America produces by burning fossil fuels for nearly
a century.
a decade.
50 years.
30 years.
The hardest way to investigate why the trees of the Amazon are so important is:
climbing right up into them.
cutting them.
asking for samples of the leaves.
jumping to cut the leaves.
What the action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
demineralisation
heating up
demilitarisation
deforestation
Choose the proper translations of 'deforestation of the selva'.
deforestacja selwy
wylesianie selwy
deforestacja puszczy amazońskiej
wycinka lasu
What is the nickname of the Amazon Rainforest?
the heart of the world
the brain of the world
the lungs of the world
the kidneys of the world
The Amazon Rainforest is the only rainforest in the world.
True
False
What is a disadvantage of deforestation?
more timber available
increased carbon dioxide in the air
increased oxygen in the air
more land for ranching
What continent is the Amazon Rainforest on?
Europe
North America
South America
Brazil
What river runs through the Amazon Rainforest?
the Nile
the Amazon
the Jeziorka River
the Vistula
This video informs people about the (środowiskowe) issues such as (wylesianie).
environment / forestation
environmental / deforestation
environmental / selva
environment / forest
Trees
take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
take in oxygen and release oxygen.
take in carbon dioxide and release carbon dioxide.
Where can you find the Amazon Rainforest?
A
B
C
D
It has also taken on major corporations and brands on issues such as (deforestacja), (zanieczyszczenie), ocean welfare and (więcej).
deforestation / pollution / more
forestation / dirt / more
forestation / pollution / less
deforestation / pollution / any more
What ocean does the Amazon River flow into?
(a)
Why would you like the Amazon Rainforest to be saved?
None of these.
Because it is important for the environment.
Because some people live there.
I would not like.
Translate 'climate' to Polish.
(a)
Translate 'ecosystem' to Polish.
(a)
What does the photograph depict?
an emergent layer
an understory
a canopy
a crown
What is the definition of extinct?
no longer existing
plants in general, or plants that are found in a particular area
the name given to the tops of trees that poke up above the rainforest canopy
the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place
Choose one word that doesn't match the other words.
climate
emergent layer
understory
canopy
What is the definition of biodiversity?
the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally
a variety of people that live in an area
an experiment
plants in general, or plants that are found in a particular area
What gas is released into the air when the trees burn?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
hydrogen
helium
Carbon dioxide is harmful because it can act like a blanket, trapping some of the sun's heat in Earth's atmosphere warming up the planet.
True
False
