Amazon Land Use Review

Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in

• the food web.
• the Coriolis effect.
• the El Nino current.
• the Carbon-Oxygen cycle.

What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?

• A. opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest
• differences among many different groups over how best to 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

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 rainforest trees to create more jobs.
• the clearing of rainforest to create farms and ranches.
• the use of rainforest resources without destroying them.

Which of these groups uses the rainforest in the most sustainable way?

• farmers
• rubber tappers
• loggers
• ranchers

Which of these do environmental groups in the Amazon rainforest most want to protect?

• biodiversity
• ecotourism
• deforestation
• wetlands

When did Native Amazonians arrive in the Amazon Rainforest?

• 12 years ago
• 120 years ago
• 1,200 years ago
• 12,000 years ago

Which group wants legal ownership of land in the Amazon?

• Environmentalists
• Loggers
• Native Amazonians
• Rubber Tappers

Which group provides thousands of jobs for Brazilian workers?

• Environmentalists
• Loggers
• Native Amazonians
• Rubber Tappers

Which group wants additional land in the rainforest to help them feed their families?

• Loggers
• Native Amazonians
• Rubber Tappers
• Settlers

Which of these groups often uses land previously cleared by loggers and settlers?

• Ranchers

• Environmentalists

• Rubber Tappers

• Native Amazonians