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6. What was the population in 1950, and 2011?

  • 1950- 54 million, 2011- 201 million
  • 1950- 154 million, 2011- 210 million
  • 1950- 56 million, 2011- 110 million
  • 1950- 45 million, 2011- 232 million

7. What natural resources are in abundance that can be exploited?

  • Oil, timber and minerals.
  • Oil and timber.
  • Water and gas.
  • Rare minerals and precious woods from the Amazon Rainforest.

8. To get to essential minerals what negative impacts have occurred?

  • Respiratory health issues
  • All of these
  • Air pollutions
  • Water pollution

9. In the Economic/Environmental debate, what is Brazil an example of?

  • Neither have been sustainable/successful.
  • Environmental sustainability over economic.
  • Economic sustainability over environmental.
  • Equal between the two.

10. What is the major reason for deforestation in the Amazon basin?

  • Oil production
  • To create access roads.
  • Cattle ranching and plantations.
  • Timber.