TRF - Essay Plan

Question 1

What is the carbon cycle .

Answer 1

Process where carbon compounds are interchanged among the biosphere ,hydrosphere ,lithosphere and atmosphere

Question 2

What is the water cycle .

Answer 2

Continuous circulation of water in the earths atmosphere system , involving evaporation and transpiration

Question 3

How much carbon is locked up in the Amazon rainforest ?

Answer 3

100 billion tonnes

Question 4

How much carbon is absorbed by photosynthesis and released by decomposition ?

Answer 4

2.4 billion tonnes

Question 5

What is NPP

Answer 5

Net primary productivity
The rate at which plants accumulate organic matter
2500 g/M squared /yr

Question 6

How much do Amazon regional protected areas cover ?

Answer 6

Twenty times the size of Belgium

Question 7

By 2015 what percentage of the Brazilian national parks comprise of national parks ?

Answer 7

44%

Question 8

What did natura do in 2013.

Answer 8

Purchased 120,000 tonnes of carbon credits from the surimi tribe

Question 9

How many barrels of oil are under Yasmin national park ?

Answer 9

846 million which would’ve emit 407 million tonnes of carbon

Question 10

Before deforestation how much carbon did trees absorb .

Answer 10

30.4 tonnes of carbon per hectare per year

Question 11

10 years after deforestation how much carbon are trees absorbing by photosynthesis ?

Answer 11

12.3 tonnes of carbon per hectare per year