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A Question of Rainforests Choose a number and answer the question

Give a reason why deforestation is bad for the climate.

How long does it take the rainforest to recover after it has been cleared?

CLIMATE ACLIMATE B Which climate graph is for a tropical rainforest A or B?

Are the trees in the tropical rainforest evergreen or deciduous?

P Europe / South America / Africa / Asia Which of these continents do not have tropical rainforests?

Why has this part of the rainforest been flooded?

Why does an increasing population put pressure on the Amazon rainforest?

As well as large deposits of gold, copper and bauxite – what other mineral is mined in great quantities in the rainforest?

PH What is the name for the type of farming done by The Kayapo Indians?

Why have they built so many new roads like the 3300mile long Trans Amazonian Highway?

In which layer do you find the most wildlife?

Where does the beef from these cattle mainly go to?