Amazon TRF

Question 1

What case study is for a tropical rainforest

Answer 1

Amazon

Question 2

Where is the Amazon and why is it important

Answer 2

covering much of northwest Brazil and going into Colombia and Peru, home to 10% of known species on Earth, 150-200 billion tons of carbon are stored in the rainforest/soil

Question 3

Why is deforestation happening in the Amazon

Answer 3

energy - HEP is popular with large areas flooded for reservoirs, farming - commercial (palm oil) and subsistence, logging - selective logging has slightly reduced impact, minerals - mining or iron, gold or oil can be very profitable, Transamazon Highway - increased access to the forest, settlement

Question 4

Impact of deforestation in the Amazon

Answer 4

erosion - no roots mean soil is washed/blown away easily, biodiversity - habitat destruction has a huge impact on ecosystem, climate change - loss of transpiration and evaporation leads to drier/warmer climate, employment - development provides job opportunities, investment