Can The Amazon Be Saved? Question Preview (ID: 47183)


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What does exotic mean?
a) Unusual
b) Familiar
c) Common
d)

What is deforestation?
a) When farmers and loggers cut down trees to make room for farm, homes, etc.
b) When a lot of trees grow in a short period of time.
c) When a lot of people live in the forest.
d)

Why is the Amazon's future grim?
a) It is getting smaller and smaller very quickly.
b) People do not care about the rainforest.
c) There are not many animals left in the rainforest.
d)

How does deforestation affect people?
a) All of the above.
b) Many of the foods, spices, and medicines we need come from the rainforest.
c) The rainforest takes in a lot of carbon dioxide out of the air, which helps humans.
d)

What is the government doing to stop the destrution of the rainforest?
a) All of the above.
b) Creating national parks.
c) Putting 3.7 million acres of rainforest off-limits for development.
d)

What is biodiversity?
a) The many types of plants and animals in an area.
b) The study of human life.
c) The amount of rain that a rainforest receives.
d)

Why is the Amazon called the lungs of the world?
a) It cleans the air by taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
b) It is shaped like a pair of human lungs.
c) It takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
d)

Why did the author include the chart at the end of the article?
a) To show more interesting facts about the rainforest.
b) To summarize what he talked about in the article.
c) To teach readers about a different topic.
d)

Where is most of the Amazon rainforest located?
a) Brazil
b) Ecuador
c) Mexico
d)

What is the main idea of the article?
a) The Amazon rainforest is important to the earth and it must be saved.
b) Deforestation is something that needs to be stopped.
c) More and more people are moving to the Amazon rainforest.
d)

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