Amazon Case Study

Question 1

what is the climate like in the Amazon rainforest?

Answer 1

Hot (between 25°c - 28°c) Wet (between 2,000mm - 4,000mm)

Question 2

what is the soil like??

Answer 2

•Shallow and acidic •Infertile •Rainfall washes away nutrients

Question 3

what are the key points about vegetation/animal?

Answer 3

•50% of all species are found there •1 forest contains over 1800 bird species

Question 4

causes of deforestation

Answer 4

•Most deforestation happens in the south of the amazon rainforest •Deforestation in 1997 was most commonly found near rivers. •Native tribes have lived in the Amazon for centuries》they have not destroyed the forest because they travel around and use small amounts of resources

Question 5

Social/cinflict effects of deforestation in the amazon

Answer 5

•Disputes between Indigenous people, loggers and other developers often end in conflict •There are only 240 tribes today compared with 330 in 1900

Question 6

Economic effects of deforestation in the Amazon

Answer 6

•$120 billion is reported income in the late 2000s according to the FAO

Question 7

Environmental effects of deforestation in the amazon

Answer 7

•70% of Earth’s land animals and plants live in the forest, and many cannot survive the deforestation that destroys their homes

Question 7

Describe the distribution of tropical raonforests

Answer 7

•Astride the equator and mostly located within the tropics (eg: between the tropic of cancer [23.5° North] and the tropic of Capricorn [23.5° south]) •It is is found mainly in South America, central Africa and the islands of South Asia eg: Indonesia