Statistics for U4AOS2

Question 1

Deforestation statistics in amazon

Answer 1

In 2020, 11,000 square kms were destroyed.

Deforestation in Brazil in the Amazon rainforest increased by 9.5% from 2019-2020

Question 2

How much carbon does the Amazon remove from the atmosphere ?

Answer 2

1-2 billion metric tonnes, or 5% of global emissions.

Question 3

How much did Australia’s overseas-born population increase?

Answer 3

Increased by 30.7%, or by almost 500,000 people in 2023.

Question 4

When was the Paris Climate agreement?

Answer 4

2015

Question 5

What was the Paris Agreement’s goals?

Answer 5

To reduce carbon emissions by controlling the gradual warming of the planet to ‘well below 2 degrees Celsius’ by 2100, by pre-industrial (1700’s) emissions. (between 1.5-2 degrees Celsius)

Question 6

What percent of ethnic Russians are there in Ukraine?

Answer 6

17%, and around 35% speak Russian

Question 7

What happened in 2014 for armed conflict?

Answer 7

Russia annexed Crimea and the Donbas region, as well as Luhansk and Donetsk region

Question 8

When did the Soviet Union fall?

Answer 8

1991