Values of and threats to the Peruvian Amazon

1. the PA is sometimes called the world's largest pharmacy, it is thought that there might be a plant there to cure cancer, it is an extremely important ________ source (8)
4. there is much oil exploitation by china, which can cause oil leaks and pollution (oil is a source of ______) (6)
5. cattle farming and soy-bean growing is leading to the land being cleared for ___________ (11)
6. valuable research sites for a__________ for the incas and aztecs, e.g. Chachapoya (11)
7. the PA is a source of valuable hardwoods e.g. teak and mahogany, which are examples of ______ (6)

2. it is a valuable mineral, and the mining techniques used for obtaining it are highly invasive and destructive, such as blasting river banks + using mercury, which is toxic to aquatic systems (4, 6)
3. the PA is a source of gold, natural gas, oil, (gold is an example of a m______)(plural) (8)
8. there are plans to construct the Trans-Oceanic _______ and others to connect Peru to Brazilian ports. (7)
9. because the PA is a valuable timber source, this occurs, and up to 95% of the logging is thought to be illegal. (13)
10. there are plans to construct 15 dams in the PA to harness this type of power, to send to Brazil for more money (5, 8)

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