FORESTRY
FOREST PROTECTION
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Question
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The majority of the Amazon rainforest is found within which South American country?
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Brazil
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Colombia
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nearly 60% of the rainforest is in Brazil, while the rest is shared among eight other countries-Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest intact forest. It is home to more than 24 million people in Brazil alone, including hundreds of thousands of Indigenous Peoples belonging to 180 different groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -The majority of the forest, 60%, is in Brazil, followed by Peru with 13%, Colombia with 10%, and with minor amounts in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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