12. CASE STUDY - The Amazon Tropical Rainforest (Core concepts)

Question 1

Why is the tropical rainforest important to life on earth?

Question 2

Describe the location of the tropical rainforests of the world.

Question 3

Give 3 examples of key facts about the Amazon Drainage Basin.

Question 4

Describe the Amazon Rainforest climate.

Question 5

How does water move between the subsystems in the Amazon Rainforest water cycle?

Question 6

How does the Amazon act as a closed system loop?

Question 7

How does carbon move between the subsystems in the Amazon Rainforest carbon cycle?

Question 8

Why is the biomass in the rainforest growing faster in recent years? How is it affecting the ability of the biosphere to store carbon?

Question 9

Give two examples of interrelationships between the carbon and water cycle in the rainforest.

Question 10

How is the Amazon Rainforest Basin changing and what is changing it?

Question 11

How is deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Basin impacting the water cycle?

Question 12

How is deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Basin impacting the carbon cycle?

Question 13

How has the land use change from rainforest to pasture farmland impacted the physical environment?

Question 14

What are the 4 main impacts of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest?

Answer 14

1. Climate change
2. Vegetation change
3. Soil change
4. Rivers change

Question 15

Describe the Die-Off feedback loop.

Question 16

Describe the deforestation and wildfires feedback loop.