Amazon Rainforest

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  • Created on: 02-02-17 12:00
What percentage of rainforest makes up Peru?
60%
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What % of all bird species and mammal species live in the forest?
Birds = 44% , mammals = 63%
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3 Animals that live in the Forest?
Spider Monkey, Giant River Otter, Jaguar
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How many species located there?
2937
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What % of endemic species are located there?
16%
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What are the resources found in the forest?
Oil, Natural Gas, Gold
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How many Dams constructed in the Amazon Rainforest?
15 large dams
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What is Hydro-electric power used for?
Provide energy for Brazil's aluminium and extractive industries
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Archaeology - Chachapoya people were also known as?
'Cloud forest people'
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What is said by scientists that the forest contains
Plants that can cure cancer
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What % of deforestation is unregulated?
95%
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What country has invested in Madre de Dios region for oil exploration?
China
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What % of the world's bird species is located in Madre de Dios region?
10%
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How much can the Camisea natural gas project save in energy costs?
Save Peru $4bn in energy costs
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Mercury is used to extract gold, it is toxic; what social and environmental effects does this have?
damage ecosystems and pollute food and water sources for tribes
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What is the most significant threat to the Amazon Rainforest?
Trans-oceanic highway
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Which highway will run the through Peru's Manu National Park?
Jungle Highway
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What is land cleared for in the rainforest?
Soybeans and rearing cattle
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Name 2 players that are trying to encourage sustainable management of wildlife and resources in the forest?
Wide Fund and the Government
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Where is Purus-Manu Conservation Corridor located?
Madre de Dios
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How much land does Purus-Manu Conservation Corridor cover?
10 million hectares
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What refuge species are located in Purus-Manu Conservation Corridor?
River dolphin, spectacled bears, mahogany trees
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In 2015 a management strategy was set up in Purus-Manu Conservation Corridor; what was it for?
Controlled development and protection of indigenous communities
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