Rainforest

Question 1

structure of rainforest

Answer 1

Shrub layer -> Undercanopy -> Canopy -> Emergents

Question 2

how does deforestation affect soil

Answer 2

cut down trees so rain comes on water and washes nutrients away in the fertile humus layer

Question 3

what is leeching

Answer 3

when the water goes through it takes nutrients away and leaves pink, iron-rich infertile soil.

Question 4

mining mercury shit

Answer 4

mining uses mercury and gets into water and destroys water supplys

Question 5

what are gullies

Answer 5

when no trees, water erodes areas of rainforest and leaves lumpy land.

Question 6

what is ecotourism

Answer 6

.small huts made out of bamboo and wood
.money goes straight to the tribes
.small scale development, no habitats destroyed, not many people,

Question 7

what is the FSC

Answer 7

.it is an international hardwood agreement
.it allows a sustainable income
.wood comes from sustainable sources like selective logging

Question 8

What is selective logging

Answer 8

.take only trees you need and leave rest
.people earn a sustainable income
.does not destroy all the habitat so animals live.

Question 9

what are buttress root

Answer 9

they have a wider base for a sturdier tree for when they grow tall