Human Interference (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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When did the Brazilian government begin actively encouraging industrial development in the Amazon?
When did the Brazilian government begin actively encouraging industrial development in the Amazon?
1970s
What percentage of the world's oxygen does the Amazon rainforest produce?
What percentage of the world's oxygen does the Amazon rainforest produce?
20%
What percentage of all logging in the Amazon is estimated to be illegal?
What percentage of all logging in the Amazon is estimated to be illegal?
75%
Approximately what percentage of the Amazon has been destroyed since exploitation began?
Approximately what percentage of the Amazon has been destroyed since exploitation began?
20%
What represents the primary cause of deforestation in Brazil?
What represents the primary cause of deforestation in Brazil?
Logging
What percentage of deforested areas in the Amazon are used for cattle pasture?
What percentage of deforested areas in the Amazon are used for cattle pasture?
75%
What is the most widely grown cash crop in Brazil?
What is the most widely grown cash crop in Brazil?
Soya bean
What is Brazil's ranking globally as a soya producer?
What is Brazil's ranking globally as a soya producer?
Second-largest
What percentage of Brazil's electricity comes from hydroelectric power?
What percentage of Brazil's electricity comes from hydroelectric power?
79%
How many indigenous people remain in Brazil from the 11 million who lived there in the 1500s?
How many indigenous people remain in Brazil from the 11 million who lived there in the 1500s?
900,000
What percentage of tribal people die within the first year of contact with outsiders?
What percentage of tribal people die within the first year of contact with outsiders?
50%
What percentage of the world's medicine derives from rainforest plants?
What percentage of the world's medicine derives from rainforest plants?
25%
How many people have migrated to Manaus seeking employment?
How many people have migrated to Manaus seeking employment?
2 million