The living world 1 (Epping Forest+Amazon) Flashcards
how many cattle currently graze in Epping forest?
50-100 cattle graze in Epping forest
how many hectare of land is used for recreation in Epping forest?
2400 hectares of land is used for recreation
how much money is generated per year from tourism in Epping forest?
£300 million is generated per year due to tourism
what percent of tourists arrive on car to Epping forest?
around 70% of tourists arrive on car
where are tropical rainforests found?
5-10 degrees of the equator. Between the trophic of cancer and the trophic of Capricorn.
what is the average temperature of tropical rainforests?
average temperature of tropic rainforests are 26-28 degrees Celsius
how much rainfall do tropical rainforests get per year
average annual rainfall is 2400mm per year
how tall is the emergent layer
trees can grow up to 200m
how many percent of sunlight do plants in the shrub layer get
shrub layer plants get a mere 2% of sunlight
what percent of deforestation does cattle ranching contribute to in the amazon rainforest
cattle ranching contributes to 80% of deforestation
where does Brazil come in agriculture supplying in the world
Brazil are the 3rd largest agricultural supplier in the world
what percent of deforestation is logging responsible for in the amazon rainforest
logging is responsible for 3% of deforestation in the amazon rainforest
how much of Brazil’s debt does logging help pay
logging helps repay $188 billion of debt
what percent of exports does logging contribute to
logging contributes to 6% of Brazil’s total export
what percent is the Amazon rainforest mining territory
8% of the amazon rainforest are covered by mines
what percent of GDP does mining contribute to
3.5% of Brazil’s GDP comes from mining
how many Dams are already built in the Amazon rainforest
154 dams are already built
how many jobs do dams provide
dams provide 20,000 jobs
what percent of energy do dams provide to Brazil’s’ population
dams provide 11% of all energy to Brazil’s population
how many people have construction of dams displaced
it has displaced 5000 people
how many years do selective logging companies allow trees to regrow
selective logging companies allow trees to regrow every 25 years
give an example of ecotourism
The Uakari floating lodge
how many tourists do they get a year
the lodge gets 250 tourists a year
what percent of the lodges were made from reclaimed wood
75% of the lodges were made from reclaimed wood
how much money does it cost to stay for 1 week in the lodge
it costs £1000 pounds to stay for a week
how many tourists are allowed in the lodge at a time
only 6 tourists are allowed on the lodge at a time
