Amazon Rainforest Flashcards
Where is the Amazon Rainforest located?
It is located in nine different countries in South America including Brazil, Peru and Colombia.
What area does the Amazon Rainforest cover?
Six million square kilometres.
How many people live in the Amazon Rainforest?
34 million.
What is the discharge of the Amazon River?
209,000 cumecs.
What is the biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest?
The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s most diverse biome.
There are 40,000 plant species, 400 mammal species, 1,300 bird species and 3,000 fish species.
How many trees are in the Amazon?
300 billion.
How much of the world’s biomass of carbon is stored in the Amazon?
20%.
What is the average rainfall in the Amazon basin?
2,300 mm per year but can reach up to 6,000 mm.
What percentage of water remains in a loop of evapotranspiration and precipitation?
70%.
How much carbon is stored in the Amazon Rainforest?
90-140 billion (giga) tonnes.
Which hydroelectric dam flooded 2,300 km2 of forest?
Balbina HEP dam and reservoir.
What is the name of the road that opened up the forest to further deforestation?
The Trans-Amazonian Highway.
What is the name of the largest mine in the world that is situated in the Amazon Rainforest?
The Carajas iron ore mine.
What percentage of deforestation is thought to be caused by commercial farming?
70%.
What is a government scheme designed to promote sustainable development in the Amazon?
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO).
It consists of 8 countries that are collectively trying to sustainably manage the Amazon Rainforest.
