Rainforests Flashcards
1
Q
Deforestation solutions
A
Debt reduction
Replanting
Ecotourism
2
Q
Impacts of deforestation
A
Soil erosion
River pollution (mercury runoff from gold mining)
Biodiversity loss
Climate change
3
Q
Causes of deforestation+ some stats
A
Energy production (Belo Monte Dam 2019)
logging (mahogany)
Farming - rotational crop farming
Agriculture (80% of amazon deforestation)
4
Q
Number of species in the amazon
A
15 million
5
Q
Rain forest useful stats
A
25% of pharmacuticals are derived from rainforests
120 prescription drugs derived from rainforest plants
6
Q
Plant adaptations rainforst
A
Butress roots (support in weak soil + nutrients from topsoil)
