Geography: Tropical Rainforests and Map Skills
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What is the term used to describe the roots of plants in a tropical rainforest?

  • Buttress roots (correct)
  • Tap roots
  • Adventitious roots
  • PROP roots
  • What is the name of the international organization that created sustainable development goals?

  • United Nations (correct)
  • International Monetary Fund
  • World Health Organization
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • What is a cause of deforestation?

  • Logging (correct)
  • Reforestation
  • Mining
  • Agriculture
  • What is a negative impact of tourism on the environment?

    <p>Erosion of natural habitats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a human development indicator?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a physical geography factor that has suppressed economic development in Africa?

    <p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a type of sustainable management used in preventing deforestation?

    <p>Agroforestry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a global scale impact of deforestation?

    <p>Climate change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Geographical Skills

    • Complete 4 and 6 figure grid references
    • Recognize basic map symbols
    • Understand contour lines

    Tropical Rainforests

    • Types of plants in TRFs: adaptations include buttress roots
    • Types of animals in TRFs: adaptations include orangutans
    • Climate of TRFs: hot and humid with high rainfall
    • Global distribution of TRFs: near the equator
    • Causes of deforestation: logging, agriculture, urbanization, etc.
    • Local scale impacts of deforestation: extinction of species, habitat loss
    • Global scale impacts of deforestation: climate change, loss of biodiversity
    • Sustainable management methods: agroforestry, reforestation, conservation

    Tourism

    • Reasons for increase in tourism: increased accessibility, economic growth, social media
    • Change in demand for tourism: greater desire for experiential travel, luxury tourism
    • Positive impacts of tourism: economic growth, cultural exchange, job creation
    • Negative impacts of tourism: environmental degradation, cultural exploitation, overcrowding
    • Impacts on LICs and HICs: differences in economic benefits, cultural sensitivity, and infrastructure development
    • Case studies: examples of sustainable tourism initiatives, ecotourism

    Africa

    • Human development indicators: life expectancy, literacy rate, GDP per capita
    • Inequalities across countries: variance in HDI scores, poverty rates, education levels
    • Physical and climatic geographies: deserts, mountains, disease ecology
    • Debt: foreign debt, debt relief, economic constraints
    • Education and industry: lack of investment, brain drain, informal economies
    • Disease and poor healthcare: malaria, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality
    • Improving living conditions: increasing access to education, healthcare, sanitation
    • Sustainable Development Goals: 17 goals, 169 targets, global cooperation
    • International aid: effectiveness, conditionalities, dependency complexes

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    Test your knowledge of geographical skills, including grid references and map symbols, as well as your understanding of tropical rainforests, including plant and animal adaptations and global distribution.

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