WorksheetsAmazon Importance Challenge
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is undoing the fragile balance of the ecological process of the Amazon?
intense rainfall flooding the region
dropping of temperatures changing the climate of the region
burning of forests causing the deforestation of the region worsening global warming
the Amazon rainforest is improving causing new species to be identified
What is a major driver of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by humans?
Using dams to convert water flow into an energy provider.
Conservation of planting trees
Helping local communities to assist with substance farming.
Burning fossil fuels, coal, oil, and natural gas.
What have humans used to identify new cures from the rainforest?
insects, plants, and other organisms
deforestation, pollution, and burning
genetics
continue to struggle with finding ant new cures
What does indigenous mean?
common
new
native
colorful
What percentage has the Amazon Rainforest has been studied by scientists? What can cause the loss of discovering these medicinal gains?
half 1%, shrinking of the rainforest
4%, increasing farmland
half 1%, expansion of the rainforest
10%, shrinking of the rainforest
The Amazon rainforest has long been recognized as a _______________ of ecological services...
hinderance
distraction
repository
build-up
_________ have hidden attributes that play a key role in ______________ pollutant levels.
Infrastructure, lowering
fossil fuels, decreasing
trees, reducing
people, improving
Plants provide oxygen, which is _____________ into the air. Carbon which _________ the plant to grow.
taken, denies
released, allows
depleted, prevents
lost, allows
Evapotranspiration is the combination of ______________________ and _____________________.
evaporation, transporation
evaporation, plant transpiration
elevation, plant transpiration
vapor, transplant
What are the variety of uses of the Amazon Rainforest?
agriculture, clothing, and cures for diseases.
mining, plastics, and clothing
agriculture, plastics, cures for diseases
mining, clothing, and agriculture
