Q.1
The exploitation of a tropical rainforest usually leads to ...
  • deforestation
  • afforestation
  • a large increase in the local economy
  • a decrease in GDP
Q.2
Which of the following is a problem that is not directly associated with human uses of the rainforest?
  • Soil erosion
  • Flooding
  • Hurricanes
  • Global warming
Q.3
Which of the following best describes 'slash and burn'?
  • Vegetation is cut down and burned, providing ash that fertilises the soil
  • Some branches of trees are chopped off and then burnt to provide ash to fertilise the soil
  • Neighbouring tribes attack each other, the winning tribe then destroys the village of the losing tribe
  • Large areas of rainforest are cleared using fires to make way for new roads
Q.4
Which of the following is a social reason that leads to increased human use of the Brazilian tropical rainforest?
  • To reduce the population of coastal areas like Rio and Sao Paulo
  • To create more land for production of cheap beef to sell to MEDCs
  • To take peoples' minds off other problems in Brazil such as poverty
  • To pay off international debts
Q.5
When trees are felled, the bare soil is exposed and soil erosion occurs. Why is soil erosion in rainforests a problem?
  • There is not enough soil left to hold up the trees so they fall over
  • Nutrients are lost so the rainforest trees die
  • It makes it hard to get logging vehicles through
  • The soil ends up in the rivers causing flooding
Q.6
Which of the following is one of the main causes of tropical rainforest destruction?
  • Logging
  • Climate change
  • Cities in or near to rainforests growing in population and needing to expand
  • Bushfires
Q.7
Selective logging is said to be a sustainable way of obtaining wood from a rainforest. Which of the following best describes selective logging?
  • Choosing a group of trees and chopping them all down
  • Only felling trees that have reached a certain size
  • Randomly cutting down trees
  • Only cutting a few branches off trees so that the trees can continue to grow
Q.8
How can satellites in space help rainforests?
  • They can be used to create pockets of greater biodiversity
  • They can be used to fire missiles at people using the rainforest illegally
  • Powerful lasers mounted on the satellites can be used to accurately cut down a tree, minimising the damage caused during logging
  • They can be used to monitor activities in the rainforest to make sure that they are legal
Q.9
Which of the following is/are not reason(s) why rainforests are used as a resource?
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Political
  • None of the above
Q.10
Agro-forestry is a sustainable method of using the rainforest. Agro-forestry is ...
  • growing trees as a cash crop
  • growing trees and crops at the same time
  • growing crops in amongst the trees
  • cutting down old trees to clear areas to grow cheap beef
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