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- 1. Multiple Choice
Rainforests are called the "lungs of the Earth" because of their role in...
the food web
the Coriolis effect
the El Niño current
the carbon-oxygen cycle
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?
Opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest
Differences among many different groups over how to best use the rainforest
Conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in the rainforest
Arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest
- 3. Multiple Choice
Groups that want sustainable development in the Amazon Rainforest are most likely to support...
the building of more roads into the rainforest
the harvesting of rainforests trees to create more jobs
the clearing of rainforest to create farms and ranches
the use of rainforest resources without destroying them
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of these groups uses the rainforest in the most sustainable way?
farmers
rubber tappers
loggings companies
ranchers
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon Rainforest?
Logging creates space for new amenities, such as shopping malls and movie theaters.
Logging is important to Brazil's economy.
Logging allows more people to live in the land by clearing dense forests.
Logging reduces the expense of maintaining the forest.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these do environmental groups in the Amazon forest most want to protect?
biodiversity
ecotourism
deforestation
wetlands
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why is the Amazon Rainforest a difficult place for settlers to farm in?
There is too much rainfall.
The land is overpopulated.
The area is very hot and dry.
The soil is poor in nutrients.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest?
Clear more land to make larger farms
Use cleared land to raise cattle instead of crops
Plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy
Encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest
- 9. Multiple Choice
How has Brazil's government protected the rainforest from deforestation?
By creating protected rainforest reserves
By removing restrictions on how much land ranchers can clear
By building roads into the rainforest for logging trucks, ranchers, and farmers
By taking property rights away from Native Amazonians
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