Ecuador - Rainforest

Question 1

Ecuador is the … country in south America with … million inhabitants

Answer 1

2nd smallest ; 16

Question 2

capital:

Answer 2

Quito

Question 3

where is located it’s rain forest?

Answer 3

east

Question 4

it’s [rain forest] threats are: (3)

Answer 4

tourism ; deforestation ; companies

Question 5

what did we found in it’s rain forest?

Answer 5

oil reserves

Question 6

… national park which was created in … is part of the … rain forest

Answer 6

Yasuni ; 1979 ; upper Amazon

Question 7

when did we found Yasuni’s oil reserves?

Answer 7

2007

Question 8

why do the country want to exploit the oil?

Answer 8

must repay oil creditors (CHINA)

Question 9

Yasuni national park as an area of :

Answer 9

10,000 km2

Question 10

the oil exploitation affect: (area)

Answer 10

only small part of park

Question 11

how much money doest the park’s exploitation raise:

Answer 11

20 million US$

Question 12

after a petition the country asks for … US$ to stop the project but only received … US$

Answer 12

4 billion ; 13 million

Question 13

the project’s consequences are: (3)

Answer 13

pollution
deforestation
decimation of nomadic tribes

Question 14

the drill insures … years of oil production and spill … gallons of toxic waste water in local ricer

Answer 14

40 ; 18 billion