Peru - Case Study

Deforestation involves.....

• Burning down trees

• Cutting down trees

• All of the other three

• Flooding Trees

Rainforest are found along what line of latitude?

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Equator

• The Tropic of Capricorn

• The Artic Circle

​ Which of the following countries would not find the Amazon Rainforest? ​

• Chile
• Colombia

• Peru

• Ecuador

Which of the following is not a cause of deforestation?

• Agriculture

• Settlements

• Development

• Using Air conditioning

What is soil erosion?

• It becomes wet

• It becomes dry

• Soil is worn away and transported somewhere else

• Something squashes the soil

how can hydroelectric dams cause deforestation

Groups:

(a) Caused by

,

(b) Not caused by

• The electricity electrocutes the trees

• Water is prevented from getting through so some trees die

• They hold water back which floods the land behind it, drowning trees

• The turbines the river makes turn damage the trees

Wood to be processed for carpentry, furniture and other wood products

..........% of Peru's rural population live in Poverty

Peru borders which countries?

• Brazil, Albania, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia

• Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela

• Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Brazi

• None, it is an island

Peru has a coastline with the (a)  

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Caribbean Ocean