Amazon

Question 1

how much of South America is covered by the Amazon?

Answer 1

1/3

Question 2

average rainfall in the Amazon?

Answer 2

2300 mm a year

Question 3

how much rainfall doesn’t reach the forest floor?

Answer 3

about 50%

Question 4

how much carbon does the Amazon store?

Answer 4

100 billion tonnes

Question 5

what is the largest cause of deforestation in the Amazon (%)?

Answer 5

80% = cattle ranching

Question 6

how much deforestation is caused by logging?

Answer 6

5%

Question 7

how much deforestation is caused by agriculture?

Answer 7

15%

Question 8

what was done to decrease deforestation between 2002-2012?

Answer 8

• increased indigenous ownership of land
• reforestation programmes
• increased environmental regulation

Question 9

what was the deforestation rate like between August 2011 and July 2012?

Answer 9

decrease by 27%

Question 10

what was the 2008 goal for deforestation?

Answer 10

to be reduced by 80% by 2020

Question 11

what are 2 reasons for increased deforestation since 2016?

Answer 11

• the introduction of the forest code in 2016 = eased restrictions on land clearance + reduced the penalties on illegal logging
• Bolsonaro elected on 2019

Question 12

what happened to the rate of deforestation since 2016?

Answer 12

increased by nearly 30%

Question 13

how many wildfires were in the Amazon in August 2019?

Answer 13

76,000