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WorksheetsA Level - Amazon Rainforest - Impacts on Water and Carbon Cycles
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Extreme rainfall could lead to more...
drought
flash flooding
biodiversity
root growth
Rates of _______ will rapidly decline after deforestation
photosynethesis
respiration
precipiration
interception
After deforestation, soil can hold _____% less water
10 %
15 %
20 %
25 %
True or false: there is a reduction in river discharge after deforestation
true
false
Following _____________ , water transfers ash into the soils, increasing its carbon capacity
mining
cattle ranching
slash and burn
logging
Why which year do we expect the Amazon Rainforest's temperature to have increased by 2-3C?
2030
2040
2050
2100
When forests are cleared and burned, 30-60% of the carbon is lost to the ________.
soil
rivers
atmosphere
biosphere
As this process reduces, there are less condensation nuclei (salts and organic fibres) in the atmosphere, reducing cloud formation.
photosythesis
interception
transpiration
infiltration
If global temperatures increase by 2C, then _____% of the Amazon Rainforest will die
20-40%
70%
75%
85%
Areas _____-______ of deforested areas receive half of the precipitation they did before the removal.
up-wind
north-west
down-wind
south
