Part 4: How the biosphere provides resources for indigenous and local people Flashcards
- What are biosphere goods?
a) Physical materials from the biosphere
- What are examples of biosphere goods?
a) Timber (Wood), fish, fruit, nuts
- What are biosphere services?
a) Things done by the biosphere
- What are examples of biosphere services?
a) Forests prevent flooding
b) Trees provide oxygen
c) The biosphere regulates the hydrological cycle
- What are the different categories of ecosystem goods and services for people?
a) Provisioning services (goods)
b) Regulating services
c) Supporting Services
d) Cultural Services
- What are provisioning services?
a) products from ecosystems
- What are examples of provisioning services?
a) Food
b) Fuelwood
c) Timber
d) Genetic and Chemical Material
- What are regulating services?
a) Services that link physical systems and keep the whole planet healthy
- What are examples of regulating services?
a) Storing Carbon Dioxide in plants
b) Plants emitting oxygen
c) Trees purifying water
- What are supporting Services?
a) Keeping the ecosystem healthy so it can provide other services
- What are examples of regulating services?
a) The nutrient cycle
b) Photosynthesis
c) Food webs
- What are cultural services?
a) Benefits people get from living in healthy ecosystems
- What are example of cultural services?
a) Recreation
b) Tourism
c) Education
d) Science
- How are ecosystem services globally important?
a) Maintaining a healthy atmosphere
- How are biosphere services locally important?
a) Giving fuel to local people
b) Employment
- What are indigenous people?
a) The original people in a place
- Give an example of an indigenous people
a) The Indians living in the Amazon rainforest
- What ecosystem goods and services do indigenous people receive?
a) Wood for cooking
b) Fish and animals for food
c) Nuts and fruits
d) Trade
e) Medicines
- Who are the Efe people?
a) Indigenous people in the Congo rainforest
- How many Efe people are there?
a) 30,000
- What good and services do the Efe people receive from the rainforest?
a) Wood and leaves for huts
b) Animals and fish for food
c) Nuts and berries
d) Trade hunted animals
e) Medicine
f) Worship the rainforest
- What are the ways in which indigenous people exploit the biosphere locally?
a) Slash-and-burn farming
- What is slash and burn farming?
a) Burning small bits of the forest to grow things
- Why is slash and burn good for farming?
a) Makes the soil fertile
- How long can land be used in slash and burn farming?
a) Land is farmed for 5-6 years
- What happens to the soil after 5 or 6 years of slash and burn farming?
a) Soil becomes infertile
b) Farmers move to a new area
c) Forest regrows
