Tropical Rainforests

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat

Question 2

Commercial farming

Answer 2

Farming to sell produce for a profit to retailers or food processing companies

Question 3

Debt reduction

Answer 3

Countries are relieved of some of their debt on return for protecting their rainforests

Question 4

Deforestation

Answer 4

The chopping down and removal of trees to clear an area of the forest

Question 5

Ecotourism

Answer 5

Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and brings well being to the local people of the area

Question 6

Logging

Answer 6

The business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills

Question 7

Mineral extraction

Answer 7

The process of extracting minerals from the earth e.g. Bauxite

Question 8

Selective logging

Answer 8

The cutting down of trees that are mature or inferior, to encourage the growth of the remaining trees In a first or wood

Question 9

Soil erosion

Answer 9

Removal of topsoil faster than it can be replaced

Question 10

Subsistence farming

Answer 10

A type of agriculture producing food and materials for the benefit of the farmer and his family

Question 11

Sustainability

Answer 11

Actions and forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs