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Chapter 12 Amazon Rainforest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Large scale deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest began in the 1960's when . . . | The government of Brazil decided that it would open the Amazon basin to development. |
| Why are rainforests called the "lungs of the earth"? | Because of their role in the carbon-oxygen cycle. |
| What is the main cause of the land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest? | Differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest. |
| Groups who want sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest would most likely support . . | The use of rainforests without destroying them. |
| Which of these groups is most likely responsible for deforestation of the rainforest? | Loggers. |
| Which of these do environmental groups in the Amazon rainforest most want to protect? | Biodiversity. |
| What can settlers in the Amazon rainforest do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest? | Plant crops that grow under the rainforest canopy. |
| Which rainforest group helps Brazil's economy the most? | Loggers. |
| Which of the activities below is NOT an example of sustainable development? | Cattle ranching. |
| In the 1990's logging companies and environmental groups created "good wood" these programs help consumers of wood products. . . | Buy wood that was harvested in a sustainable way. |
| "Land that has been given to us in the rainforest finally gives use a chance to provide food for our families. You can't take that away" | Settlers would make this statement. |
| "What we do to earn a living doesn't hurt the rainforest. Because of that, we should have land of our own in the rainforest." | Rubber tappers would make this statement. |
| "We've been here longer than anyone. Our land and way of life should be protected." | Indigenous people would make this statement. |
| "People in other countries use the valuable resources of their land to provide jobs for people and improve the economic situation of their country. Why can't we do the same? | Loggers would make this statement. |
| "We must stop much of what is happening to the rainforest, or eventually people all over earth will suffer." | Environmentalists would make this statement. |
| "We're taking land that had already been cleared and making it productive. Besides, we provide a valuable product to hungry people all around the world." | Cattle ranchers would make this statement. |
| "Unless you change the way you do things, the valuable resource you take from the rainforest won't be around much longer. Then what will you do?" | This statement would be directed towards loggers. |
| "You are such a small group, your interests shouldn't outweigh the needs of an entire country. Besides, the way you live just doesn't fit in with modern times." | This statement would be directed toward the indigenous people. |
| "The way you use the rainforest's land turns the forest into grasslands. Grassland may benefit you, but it hurts a lot of other people, both here in the Amazon basin and around the world." | This statement would be directed towards cattle ranchers. |
| "Why can't you be given land somewhere else? Besides, rainforest land isn't even good for how you want to use it." | This statement would be directed towards the settlers. |
| "It's easy for you to tell the rest of us what should be done with the rainforest. But you don't rely on the rainforest's land and resources to live, like we do." | This statement would be directed toward the environmentalists. |
| "The way you make your living in the rainforest is old-fashioned. You are keeping others from using that land more productively." | This statement would be directed toward the rubber tappers. |
| Biodiversity of the rainforest can help save Earth's carbon-oxygen cycle and protect sustainable development. | Ecotourism and strip logging are two solutions to reducing the land use conflict in the rainforest. |
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