brazil and the amazon: rainforests

the amazon rainforest is the ... rainforest on the earth

largest

it sits within the ... river basin

amazon

it covers ...% of south america

40%

how much of the amazon rainforest was lost in 2005?

17%

in 2016, the rate of deforestation was ...% higher than in previous years

29%

the amazon is home to ...% of species on earth

20%

the amazon is home to ... million ppl

30

climate (2)

hot and humid all year round

5 components of the food web

producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
decomposers
scavengers

importance of the amazon rainforest (4)

unequalled biodiversity
"lungs of the earth"
70% of the world's medicinal plants
we have only studied 1% of the amazon rainforest

types of deforestation in the amazon (8)

logging
agriculture for arable land
mining
cattle ranching
HEP dams - flooding
urbanisation
roads
fires

name of a settlement founded in the amazon

parauapebas

advantages of deforestation (4)

improve ppl's standard of living
large-scale farming
small-scale farming
scientific investigation

effects of deforestation globally (3)

some trees are difficult to replace
loss of biodiversity
contribution to climate change

effects of deforestation locally (3)

new roads can cut off connections between biotic and abiotic systems
loss of animal habitat

effects of deforestation on ppl (2)

most profits go back to large-scale companies
local tribes food sources & territory reducing

name of a tribe living in the amazon

awa tribe

saving the rainforest: sustainable management

brazil needs to exploit the amazon's resources to build its economy so they can't leave it untouched
the must use the forest sustainably

strategies to saving the rainforest (6)

agroforestry
selective logging
education
afforestation
forest reservers
monitoring