Ch. 12 Amazon

Why is there land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?

• loggers & settlers can't agree how best to use the rainforest

• environmentalist groups argue as to how to preserve the rainforest

• several groups have differences how to best use the rainforest

• the government refuses to move farmers to the rainforest

Why is the Amazon rainforest called "The Lungs of the Earth"?

• carbon-oxygen cycle

• ecotourism

• food web

• El Nino current

Which group is responsible for most of the deforestation of the rainforest.

• logging companies

• native Amazonians

• environmental groups

• rubber tappers

Which is the best idea that supports sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest?

• building more roads into the rainforest

• clearing the rainforest to create farms & ranches

• using the rainforest resources without destroying them

• harvesting trees in the rainforest to create more jobs

Which of these do environmentalists most want to protect in the rainforest?

• biodiversity

• tourists

• deforestation

• wetlands

How can settlers in the Amazon basin do to promote sustainable development of the rainforest?

• encourage more poor farmers to migrate to the rainforest

• clear cut more trees to make larger farms

• use cleared land to raise cattle instead of crops

• plant crops like coffee which grows under the rainforest canopy

Who would say this? "The most economical way for us to do our job is to clear cut the trees"

• rubber tappers

• loggers

• settlers

• environmentalists

Who would say this? "All rainforest species have a right to exist and need to be studied. The government needs to slow down developing the rainforest."

• cattle ranchers

• settlers

• rubber tappers

• environmentalists

Who would say this? "We've been here longer than anyone. We have to keep our land and our traditional way of life. We have learned to speak Portuguese to help us."

• indigenous Amazonians

• cattle ranchers

• environmentalists

• loggers

Who would say this? "The government gave us free land in the rainforest & money to plant our first crops. We finally have a way to feed our families.?

• rubber tappers

• settlers

• native Amazonians

• cattle ranchers