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Amazon Rainforest Case study

Case study information for the Amazon Rainforest OCR A-Level geography topic Earth Life Support Systems
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How many km*2 is it?
6000000
What % of earth species can be found there?
10
How many countries does it occupy?
8
What is one of the names of the above countries?
Brazil | Bolivia | Ecuador | Colombia |Venezuela | Suriname | Guyana | France (French Guiana)
What is the name of the river that flows through it?
Amazon
Is the elevation relatively low or high?
Low
In what compass directions is there a mountain range in the Amazon?
South West
Name of the above mountain range?
Andes
Name of one country containing the above mountain range?
Bolivia | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru
Where is sedimentary rock found within the Amazon?
West |Centre
Is sedimentary rock permeable of impermeable?
Permeable
Name an example of a sedimentary rock that can be found?
Sandstone | Clays
Where are shields of basaltic rock found within the Amazon?
North | East | South East
Is basaltic rock permeable of impermeable?
Impermeable
What is the name of the rock that can be found in the West of the Amazon?
Limestone
Is the above rock permeable of impermeable?
Permeable
What is the average temperature?
26
How much rainfall in mm per year?
2000
What % of the water is recycled via evapotranspiration?
50
What % of the water is intercepted by trees?
25
What is the process of trees creating their own rain by sucking up water from the flow, moving through the plant and then rising. The pollen acts as aerosols to condense against which forms rain.
Biotic Pump
Does it have a fast or slow carbon cycle?
Fast
What is Net Primary Productivity in grams/m*2/year?
2500
What is the cause of high levels of decomposition and rainfall?
High temperatures
How many tonnes of biomass is stored in the trees (billions of tonnes)?
100
What % of the Amazon has been deforested in the past 20 years?
20
What are the key causes of deforestation of the Amazon?
Cattle ranching | Soy bean plantations
What is the predicted % of fall in rainfall due to deforestation?
20
How much carbon do soy beans store (tonnes/hectare)?
2.7
How much carbon does rainforest store (tonnes/hectare)?
16.2
What % of the Amazon do Amazon RegionalProtection Areas (ARPAs) occupy as of 2015?
44
Name of aiming to restore areas of the rainforest by changing farms to farm trees?
Agroforestry
How many km*2 of commercial timber has The Paricia Project planted?
1000
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