The Value of Rainforests (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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People living in tropical rainforests worldwide
People living in tropical rainforests worldwide
Approx. 60 million people
Subsistence activities (3 examples)
Subsistence activities (3 examples)
Hunting animals, gathering plants, fishing
Shifting cultivation
Shifting cultivation
Clear & burn trees, farm few yrs, move for regrowth
Goods from rainforests
Goods from rainforests
Physical products obtained from the rainforest
Services from rainforests
Services from rainforests
Beneficial functions that rainforests perform
Carbon sink
Carbon sink
Removes & stores CO2 from atmosphere in trees/plants/soil
6 main rainforest value categories
6 main rainforest value categories
Climate, water, food, health, energy, raw materials
How rainforests regulate climate
How rainforests regulate climate
Act as carbon sink, remove & store CO2
Rainforest water management
Rainforest water management
Filter water, prevent floods & droughts
Foods originally from rainforests
Foods originally from rainforests
Bananas, cocoa, coffee, spices