Tropical rainforest Flashcards

1
Q

They are found

A

At a few degrees either side of the equator of cancer and Capricorn

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2
Q

Soils are infertile as they are

A

Leeched by heavy rain

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3
Q

It has a climate of

A

Being just rainfall and temperatures

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4
Q

They are adapted to a

A

Fragile ecosystem which is vulnerable to changes

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5
Q

Rainforests are quickly

A

Decreasing

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6
Q

Brazil has the fastest rate of

A

Deforestation

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7
Q

It should be protected because

A

Biodiversity, climate change, climate, people, water, resources and medicine

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8
Q

Rainforest should be managed sustainably to

A

Reserve them for the future

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9
Q

They can be managed by

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Selective logging, replanting conservation, education, ecotourism and international agreements

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