1) The Amazon's number one cause of deforestation is a) Mining b) Cattle-ranching c) Urbanisation d) Logging 2) Deforestation in the Amazon provides benefits for people (job opportunities, resources for building, paper & fuel) a) True b) False 3) The leaching of mercury into the soils and waterways of the Amazon is a result of a) The mining industry b) The cattle-ranching industry c) Logging d) Urbanisation 4) Major increases in the greenhouse gas METHANE is a result of burps and farts produced by  a) The cows in the cattle ranches b) The miners in the mines c) The loggers in the forest d) The town planners 5) Chopping down the forest directly results in... a) A release of Carbon dioxide which has been stored in the trees, increasing greenhouse gas emissions b) a loss of trees which could have stored greenhouse gases from the atmosphere c) A loss of homes for Amazon tribes who live there d) A rise in river pollution 6) There are over 40,000 plant species in the Amazon. Deforestation means a) Possible medicinal plants and cures may be lost b) The trees will grow twice as fast in the places they have been chopped down 7) 3 million species of animals live in the Amazon, deforestation will result in... a) Extinction of many species b) Enlarged hearts in many species 8) Reducing the amount of tree cover in the Amazon through deforestation will lead to a) Changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, which will effect all animal and plant life b) Tribes people getting better sun tans c) More loggers, miners and cattle-ranchers being able to access areas 9) There is one cause of deforestation that is considered "Sustainable". Can you name it? a) The Slash and burn cultivation method used by Tribes b) Mining for copper c) Cattle-ranching d) Creating dams on the river 10) The impacts of deforestation in the Amazon are... a) Changes to atmospheric levels of oxygen b) Changes to atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide c) Loss of medical plant species d) Loss of tribes, their customs and traditions 11) Deforestation in the Amazon impacts... a) Everyone on the planet b) Only the people of Brazil

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