Amazon Case Study

Question 1

How much carbon does the Amazon store

Answer 1

76 billion tonnes of carbon

Question 2

How much carbon does the Amazon absorb each year

Answer 2

2 billion tonnes of carbon

Question 3

How much of the Amazon is cut down each day

Answer 3

200,000 acres

Question 4

Why is the Amazon being cut down

Answer 4

Building materials

Oil/gas/ore extraction

Clearing land for agriculture

Question 5

How much of earths biodiversity is in the Amazon

Answer 5

25% of earths biodiversity

Question 6

How many trees are in the Amazon

Answer 6

400 billion

Question 7

How much carbon does the Amazon release each year due to humans

Answer 7

1.8 billion

Question 8

How many species in the Amazon

Answer 8

3 million

Question 9

What is the land use policy of the Amazon

Answer 9

IBAMA states Only 20% of privately owned forest land can be cut down

Minimises the effects of deforestation

Limits the release of carbon into the atmosphere

People can ignore

Question 10

What are the negatives of the Amazon being cut down

Answer 10

Release of carbon into the atmosphere

Reduced biodiversity

Loss of habitat

Reduced transpiration

Endangering rare species