STUDY GUIDE FOR FALL 2007 FIRST EXAM READINGS QUESTIONS



This is a list of potential terms and major points from the readings that were not covered in lecture, but that could be used for making up the approximately 8-10 questions on the exam based solely on the readings. For each of the terms and major points listed below for each reading, the best strategy is to write out the entire definition or summarize the major point from each section listed in a sentence or two, and then study this list just as you would study the lecture notes. Good luck!



Moran, Emilio "Developing the Amazon"

1. Human behavioral and cultural adjustments to rain forest ecosystems







2. human settlement patterns in rain forest ecosystems







3. characteristics of Amazonian Indian hunting technology







4. role of insects for Amazonian Indians






Roberts and Thanos "Bio-Splendor, Devastation, and Competing Visions in the Amazon"
5. Refugia theory in the Amazon






6. characteristics of the lower Andean slopes (ceja de la montana)






7. characteristics of the Avanca Brasil (Forward Brazil) program






8. impacts of fragmentation and fire on the Amazon





9. the three main types of values that have been placed on the Amazon forest





10. the role of small farmers in deforestation and "blaming the victims"




11. Where are cattle from the Amazon rainforest consumed?




12. Why is sustainable agroforestry unlikely to be adopted by small farmers in the Amazon?




13. How does coca production affect the environment in the Amazon?






Fearnside, Philip "Environmental Impacts of Brazil's Tucurui Dam"

14. environmental costs of Tucurui dam





15. mitigation measures to reduce environmental impacts of Tucurui dam





16. What was the influence of construction firms on Tucurui dam?









Brown and Rosendo "The Institutional Architecture of Extractive Reserves"

17. Who initially proposed the idea of extractive reserves?





18. What is "scientific socio-economic-ecological zoning"?





19. What NGOs have supported extractive reserves?





20. What are the constraints on the long-term effectiveness of the relationships between rubber tappers and NGOs?