Threats to the rainforest
- Created by: Violet_Daniels
- Created on: 12-04-15 20:05
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2. Why is global climate change a threat?
- Less rainfall means less water for vegetation and loss of habitat for animals
- Higher temperatures creates a better ability for the air to hold water which means less rainfall
- Because warmer temperatures means less evaporation and therefore less rainfall
- None of the above
3. What is an example of mineral extraction in a rainforest?
- none of the above
- Iron and sulphur in tropical rainforests
- Iron and aluminium in the Amazon rainforest
- Copper in many african rainforests
4. Why is agriculture a threat to the rainforest?
- Tropical soils cannot provide high yields for very long
- The grazing animals cause over grazing
- Population growth means more demand for food resources -> more clearing of forest land
- The animals cause soil erosion from over grazing
5. Why is fuel wood a threat to the rainforest?
- None of the above
- The use of wood is unsustainable as trees are not replanted
- It causes deforestation
- It releases co2
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