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WorksheetsY9 Deforestation in the Amazon
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is deforestation?
When trees are cut down and not replaced
When roads are built through forests
When towns are built in forests
When an ecosystem is put under stress
Which of the following is a consequence of drought in tropical rainforests?
Forest alerts
Forest fires
Forest disasters
Cattle ranching
Which of the following is a consequence of drought in tropical rainforests?
Ecosystem panic
Ecosystem relaxation
Ecosystem karma
Ecosystem stress
What % of deforestation in the Amazon was logging responsible for between 2001 and 2013?
20%
5%
6%
65%
The (a) rainforest is the largest in the world
What did Brazil become the largest exporter of in 2018?
(a)
How can renewable energy worsen deforestation? (select all that apply)
Wind farms need space for turbines to spin
Hydroelectric power plants lead to large areas being flooded
Coal powerplants need large amounts of land
Solar farms need areas that are not sheltered from sunlight
How many tons of carbon are stored in the Amazon rainforest?
100 billion
100 million
10 billion
1 billion
Between 2001 and 2013, what % of deforestation is cattle ranching responsible for?
60%
43%
53%
63%
What is happening to the rate of deforestation in the Amazon?
It is increasing
It is staying the same
It is decreasing
What % of deforestation in the Amazon was logging responsible for between 2001 and 2013?
6%
11%
15%
20%
Which of the following is a cause of deforestation in the Amazon? (select all that apply)
Natural disasters
Cattle ranching
War
Road construction & Mining
Which of the following is a cause of deforestation in the Amazon? (select all that apply)
Fire
Flooding
Commercial crop farming
Subsistence farming
In 2015, the President of Brazil claimed that deforestation in the Amazon had fallen by how much?
79%
59%
83%
86%
What is an advantage of mining in the Amazon rainforest?
Large areas of land are cleared
Jobs for people in Brazil
The natural environment is improved
How much carbon emissions do trees in the Amazon absorb each year?
1 billion tons
2 billion tons
3 billion tons
4 billion tons
