The Amazon Flashcards
What plants have adapted?
A fan palm, Buttress roots, Strangler fig ,Lianas
What are rainforest layer in ascending order
Forest floor , the understory, the canopy, the merging layer
Why do animals adapt?and and example
-The harpy eagle has a short wingspan to avoid crashing into trees
-the sloth grows green moss on its fur to camouflage from predators
-the spider money has a long tail to swing from tree to tree
What is the name of the tribe in the Amazon?
The Awa
Indigenous definition
People who are in distinct social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live.
What are uncontacted tribes?
Groups of indigenous peoples living without sustained contact with neighbouring communities and the world community
What does the Amazon provide?
- 20% of the worlds fresh water
-25% of medicines were discovered in the Amazon
-20% of the world’s oxygen - the Amazon produces gold, copper,tin, zinc and silver
-many of our everyday regular foods
What is deforestation
Deforestation is the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost
Causes of deforestation
-mineral extraction
-logging
-cattle farming
-settlement growth
-road building
-crop farming
Example of farming
Soy beans used to feed chickens
Example of road construction
Amazon Highway extends 6000km into the Brazil’s interior.
Example of road building
The Amazon Highway that goes 6000km into the rainforest
Mining
Large scale deforestation using explosives to clear land for mining
Settlement growth
Population growth requires more land cleared for property construction
Whats is the name of a large ecosystem?
A biome
