Manaus

Question 1

Where is Manaus

Answer 1

A city in the centre of the amazon rainforest

Question 2

What is the population of Manaus

Answer 2

2 Million

Question 3

What are the causes of deforestation ( 5 )

Answer 3

1/ The land surrounding Manaus is cleared for farming crops
2/ Manaus is a growing city so it is expanding outwards
3/ Forest cleared for cattle racnhing by MNCs
4/ Logging the trees - Mahongany mafia
5/ Tourism cleared for new hotels

Question 4

What the effects of deforestation ( 5 )

Answer 4

1/ Ecosystems lose biodiversity
2/ Amerindians have lost resources and traditional culture
3/ Climate change from burning trees releasing C02
4/ Soil becomes infertile
5/ Soil becoming erodes from no canopy and no tree roots so heavy rain washes away the soil

Question 5

What are the responses to the deforestation

Answer 5

1/ Sustainable development
2/ Strict logging regulation
3/ Agroforestry
4/ Replantation schemes

Question 6

Explain sustainable development

Answer 6

Promote ecological awareness by ecotourism , energy sources such as solar power and used, and tourists educated on how to protect the rainforest

Question 7

Explain Strict logging laws

Answer 7

Forest police enforced. Greenpeace helps to detect and report illegal loggers

Question 8

Explain Agroforestry

Answer 8

sustainable form of farming where some of the forest canopy is kept and crops are planted amongst the trees, protecting the soil from erosion

Question 9

Explain replantation schemes

Answer 9

To regenerate cleared areas that have become infertile. This is helped by experts from the university of Amazonas in Manaus