 - 1. How many fire outbreaks were registered in Brazil between January and August 2020?
A) 516 B) 32,017 C) 44,013 D) 6,315
- 2. How many fire outbreaks were detected in the Amazon between January and August 2020?
A) 23,500 B) 32,017 C) 44,013 D) 6,315
- 3. What animal was specifically mentioned as being saved by NGOs and volunteers in the Pantanal?
A) Capybara B) Sloth C) Jaguar D) Giant Otter
- 4. What was the expected impact of the smoke from the wildfires on the Amazon region's health systems?
A) Decreasing respiratory diseases B) Improving air quality management C) Reducing patient visits D) Further overloading them
- 5. What caused the fires in the Pantanal according to expertise?
A) Natural lightning B) Human action C) Spontaneous combustion D) Volcanic activity
- 6. Who is Douglas Morton?
A) Leader of the Environmental Police Station B) Head of NASA's Biospheric Sciences Laboratory C) President of Brazil D) Spokesperson for an NGO
- 7. How long was the burning ban instituted by the Brazilian government in the Amazon?
A) 60 days B) 365 days C) 120 days D) 180 days
- 8. How many fire points were detected between May 28 and August 25?
A) 44,013 B) 32,017 C) 516 D) 6,800
- 9. What percentage increase in fires did the National Institute for Space Research report for July 2020 compared to July 2019?
A) 95% B) 28% C) 61% D) 12%
- 10. How many hotspots did satellites record in the Amazon in September 2020?
A) 5,300 B) 32,017 C) 44,013 D) 6,315
- 11. What was the percentage increase in hotspots in the Amazon in September 2020 compared to the same month in 2019?
A) 12% B) 95% C) 28% D) 61%
- 12. The total area of lost rainforest in the Amazon by early September 2020 was compared to the size of which region?
A) Switzerland B) Portugal C) Palestine D) The Netherlands
- 13. What percentage of the Pantanal had burned off by September 15, 2020?
A) 12% B) 95% C) 61% D) 28%
- 14. Which previous year's fire season record did the 2020 Pantanal fires surpass?
A) 2015 B) 2005 C) 2019 D) 2010
- 15. What was Jair Bolsonaro's response to the criticism regarding the fires in August?
A) He claimed the media and foreign governments were presenting a false narrative B) He resigned from his position C) He admitted the government had failed D) He apologized to the international community
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