CHAPTER 12- LAND USE CONFLICT IN THE AMAZON

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CHAPTER 12- LAND USE CONFLICT IN THE AMAZON

RAINFOREST EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: tropical rainforest

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a broadleaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the equator.Question 2: 1970's. Some came to study rainforest plants. They hoped to find plants that could cure diseases. Others came to study rainforest animals. Still others came to work with native peoples.

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What do the environmentalists want?

Question 3: What do loggers want?

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The loggers want to help Brazil's economy grow. They also want to create jobs for people in the forest industry.Question 4: Loggers reply that they are helping Brazil's economy grow. Logging, they say, creates jobs for people in the forestry industry. It also provides wood for Brazil's furniture factories and paper mills. Lumber companies also argue that they have made forestry a valuable economic activity for Brazil. In 2005, Brazil exported more than $5 billion worth of wood. The money earned from these sales is helping Brazil to pay off its debts. It is also making life better

for many people.

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What are the most valuable trees?

Question 5: Susainable development

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Using resources in ways that meet the needs of people today without hurting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This means finding ways to use resources without using them up.Question 6: The most valuable are hardwood trees such as mahogany and rosewood. Furniture makers all over the world use the beautiful wood from these trees. Unfortunately, these valuable trees are scattered throughout the rainforest. This makes it hard to find and cut just the hardwoods. Instead, loggers clear-cut whole patches of rainforest. This means that they cut down all of the trees in an area. Once all the trees are removed, the loggers move on to another patch.

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When did the settlers come to the rainforest?Question 7: Many people argue that cattle don't belong in a rainforest. Cattle ranchers strongly disagree. They say they are making good use of rainforest land by raising food for the world and earning money for Brazil. Many countries import beef from Brazil. In fact, the United States is one of the biggest buyers of Brazilian beef. Some environmental groups are not happy with this trade.

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When did the environmentalists come to the Amazon?Question 8: They want land for them to use so they can feed their families and use it for farming.

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How do the settlers use its resources?Question 9: They want slower, smarter rainforest development. Environmental groups argue that all rainforest species have a right to exist. This means saving their rainforest home.Environmentalists therefore want to slow down development of the rainforest. This would give scientists time to study the effects of new activities. With that information, better decisions can be made for the future.

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How do the environmentalists use its resources?

Question 10: What do Native Amazonians want?

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To continue their traditional way of life.Question 11: Environmentalists therefore want to slow down development of the rainforest. This would give scientists time to study the effects of new activities. With that information, better decisions can be made for the future.

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What are some ideas for reducing land use conflict?

Question 12: How do rubber tappers defend their position?

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They believe that their right to be rainforest comes from having worked here for so long. They also argue that their of way life does not harm the rainforest.

Question 13: more info- native amazonians

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-want Brazilian government to make natives the legal owners of the land -do subsistence farming -use the land sustainably Question 14: 1.Promote Ecotourism: Most countries encourage tourism. This is the business of organizing travel for pleasure. Attracting tourists helps a country's economy. Tourists spend money on hotels, meals, services, and souvenirs.Some tour companies are promoting a new type of tourism called ecotourism. This kind of travel attracts people who want to visit unique ecosystems, such as a rainforest. Boat tours of the Amazon rainforest attract ecotourists from all over the world. Ecotourism offers many benefits. It creates jobs for people in the tourist industry. It helps the economy by bringing in money. Most important, it gives people a reason to preserve the places that ececo-touristsome to see. The great danger of ecotourism is overuse. If too many tourists visit a fragile area, they may help to destroy what they have come to see.

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What are some ideas for reducing land use conflict?Question 15: they came to the rainforest in the 1960's. Although Amazon cattle ranchers are a small group, they own large areas of rainforest land.

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How did the cattle ranchers use its resources?

Question 16: How do the loggers use its resources?

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How do loggers defend their position?

Question 17: carbon-oxygen cycle

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the process by which carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, people and animals, and the environment

Question 18: They use it for studying of plants and animals.

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How do the environmentalists defend their position?

Question 19: deforestation

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removing or clearing away the trees from a forest. Deforestation is often done to clear land for farming or ranching.Question 20: Rainforest cattle graze mainly on grass. They eat the grass in an area all the way down to the dirt. Then they are moved to a new area with fresh grass to eat. Moving cattle from place to place gives grazed areas a chance to grow new grass. It also uses up a lot of land.

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What do cattle ranchers want?

Question 21: Biodiversity

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the variety of plants and animals living in one area

Question 22: Where does the Amazon cover?

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Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela.

Question 23: What do the native Amazonians do?

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They hunt and fish, and they grow crops on small plow of land that they have cleaned in the forest.When a field is no longer fertile, they clear a new one somewhere else.