Amazon Rainforest

Question 1

Greatest percentage of deforestation

Answer 1

Cattle ranches at 65-70%

Question 2

Lowest percentage of deforestation

Answer 2

Fires, mining and urbanisation at 1-2%

Question 3

Brazil’s mining company accounts for…

Answer 3

16% of all Brazil’s exports

Question 4

Serra Pelada mine in Brazil yielded

Answer 4

29000 tons of gold from 1980-86

Question 5

As a result of logging…

Answer 5

105,000 miles of unauthorised roadway was constructed

Question 6

How many hectares are cleared for agriculture?

Answer 6

45 million

Question 7

The Slash and burn method releases..

Answer 7

54 million tons of carbon per year

Question 8

Trans-Amazonian highway is..

Answer 8

4000km long

Question 9

How many square kilometres do oil and gas blocks cover

Answer 9

730,000

Question 10

How much higher is the population than the average?

Answer 10

11%

Question 11

In the next 20 years, how many tons of CO2 is expected to be released?

Answer 11

5 billion

Question 12

Rules and laws

Answer 12

Preventing illegal logging
Pressuring industries to use sustainable methods
International government organisations to protect natural resources

Question 13

Conservation swaps

Answer 13

Debt for nature swaps

2012 USA wrote off £13 million of Brazil’s debt