The living world 1 (Epping Forest+Amazon)

Question 1

how many cattle currently graze in Epping forest?

Answer 1

50-100 cattle graze in Epping forest

Question 2

how many hectare of land is used for recreation in Epping forest?

Answer 2

2400 hectares of land is used for recreation

Question 3

how much money is generated per year from tourism in Epping forest?

Answer 3

£300 million is generated per year due to tourism

Question 4

what percent of tourists arrive on car to Epping forest?

Answer 4

around 70% of tourists arrive on car

Question 5

where are tropical rainforests found?

Answer 5

5-10 degrees of the equator. Between the trophic of cancer and the trophic of Capricorn.

Question 6

what is the average temperature of tropical rainforests?

Answer 6

average temperature of tropic rainforests are 26-28 degrees Celsius

Question 7

how much rainfall do tropical rainforests get per year

Answer 7

average annual rainfall is 2400mm per year

Question 8

how tall is the emergent layer

Answer 8

trees can grow up to 200m

Question 9

how many percent of sunlight do plants in the shrub layer get

Answer 9

shrub layer plants get a mere 2% of sunlight

Question 10

what percent of deforestation does cattle ranching contribute to in the amazon rainforest

Answer 10

cattle ranching contributes to 80% of deforestation

Question 11

where does Brazil come in agriculture supplying in the world

Answer 11

Brazil are the 3rd largest agricultural supplier in the world

Question 12

what percent of deforestation is logging responsible for in the amazon rainforest

Answer 12

logging is responsible for 3% of deforestation in the amazon rainforest

Question 13

how much of Brazil’s debt does logging help pay

Answer 13

logging helps repay $188 billion of debt

Question 14

what percent of exports does logging contribute to

Answer 14

logging contributes to 6% of Brazil’s total export

Question 15

what percent is the Amazon rainforest mining territory

Answer 15

8% of the amazon rainforest are covered by mines

Question 16

what percent of GDP does mining contribute to

Answer 16

3.5% of Brazil’s GDP comes from mining

Question 17

how many Dams are already built in the Amazon rainforest

Answer 17

154 dams are already built

Question 18

how many jobs do dams provide

Answer 18

dams provide 20,000 jobs

Question 18

what percent of energy do dams provide to Brazil’s’ population

Answer 18

dams provide 11% of all energy to Brazil’s population

Question 19

how many people have construction of dams displaced

Answer 19

it has displaced 5000 people

Question 20

how many years do selective logging companies allow trees to regrow

Answer 20

selective logging companies allow trees to regrow every 25 years

Question 21

give an example of ecotourism

Answer 21

The Uakari floating lodge

Question 22

how many tourists do they get a year

Answer 22

the lodge gets 250 tourists a year

Question 22

what percent of the lodges were made from reclaimed wood

Answer 22

75% of the lodges were made from reclaimed wood

Question 23

how much money does it cost to stay for 1 week in the lodge

Answer 23

it costs £1000 pounds to stay for a week

Question 23

how many tourists are allowed in the lodge at a time

Answer 23

only 6 tourists are allowed on the lodge at a time