Topic 8a Rainforests Lesson 4

Question 1

What year did Costa Rica experience massive deforestation?

Answer 1

1943

Question 2

What was 77% of Costa Rica’s land area?

Answer 2

2.1 million hectares of forests

Question 3

By what year did forests occupy less than 2.1 million hectares?

Answer 3

1986

Question 4

What were land owners who reforested their land given?

Answer 4

Financial Incentives for example “Certificates of Forestry Payments”

Question 5

By 2005, forest area had in increased from 394000 hectares to how many hectares.

Answer 5

2.45 million hectares

Question 6

What is the role of National Parks?

Answer 6

They offer legal framework to protect remaining forests

Question 7

How can more money be made in Costa Rica?

Answer 7

Growing pineapples or clearing forests

Question 8

What is a challenge with ecotourism?

Answer 8

Only works with a small number of visitors

Question 9

What were the main causes of deforestation?

Answer 9

Crop production and cattle grazing- along with road expansion

Question 10

How have farmers made a living?

Answer 10

Through sustainable farming practices such as intercropping and ecotourism