Carbon EQ3 fact attack for exam

Question 1

What percentage of rainforest in Indonesia has been lost in the past 25 years

Answer 1

25%

Question 2

What percentage of temperate forests were deforested by the 19th century

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

How many hectares of land is deforested annually

Answer 3

13 million ha

Question 4

What percentage of deforestation occurs because of soy palm oil beef and paper production

Answer 4

50%

Question 5

What two methods are used for deforestation

Answer 5

Clearcutting

Slash And burn

Question 6

Three reasons for increasing deforestation in Madagascar

Answer 6

Increase in population

Demand for hardwoods

Debt repayments

Question 7

What is Madagascar is commodity

Answer 7

Vanilla pods

Question 8

How long is China’s Tree North Shelterbelt Project

Answer 8

4500 km

Question 9

What is the purpose of china’s tree north shelterbelt project

Answer 9

To reduce desertification

Question 10

When did the biofuel rush occur in the American Midwest

Answer 10

2007 to 2015

Question 11

How many hectares of natural grassland disappeared because of the American midwest fuel rush

Answer 11

5.5 million

Question 12

What percentage of earths land area shifts to a new climate from a warming of 2°

Answer 12

5%

Question 13

The Amazon basin is responsible for what percentage of the total terrestrial vegetation carbon store

Answer 13

17%

Question 14

In 2005 drought how much CO2 was released from the Amazon basin

Answer 14

5 billion tons

Question 15

In the 2010 drought how much CO2 was released from the Amazon basin

Answer 15

8 billion tons

Question 16

How much Palm oil is produced annually in Indonesia

Answer 16

66 million tons

Question 17

What country did Indonesia overtake in 2015 in terms of greenhouse gas emissions

Answer 17

America

Question 18

Roughly how many formal and informal jobs are provided from forests globally

Answer 18

13.2 million formal

41 million informal

Question 19

How much money did Indonesia is forest moratorium from the UN and Norwegian government make

Answer 19

US$1 billion

Question 20

What percentage of UK land was forested in 2016

Answer 20

13%

Question 21

How much more acidic are our oceans compared to 1750

Answer 21

30%

Question 22

What is the ideal temperature range for coral

Answer 22

23° to 29°

Question 23

What gives coral its colour

Answer 23

Algae

Question 24

How big is the Great Barrier Reef

Answer 24

1400 miles

Question 25

How many mass bleaching events have occurred on Great Barrier Reef between 2015 and 2020

Answer 25

3

Question 26

What percentage of marine species to coral reefs shelter

Answer 26

25%

Question 27

In the past few decades how much faster has the average Arctic temperatures risen compare to global average

Answer 27

Two times as fast

Question 28

In Yukon what was the percentage of total ice area that shrunk between 1958 And 2008

Answer 28

22%

Question 29

Inflows to the river Yukon has increased by what since 2000

Answer 29

39%

Question 30

How much carbon do mangroves sequester per Hector per year

Answer 30

1.5 tons

Question 31

What percentage of global mangrove forests have been lost since 1950

Answer 31

50%

Question 32

A 4° degree warming cause the loss of what percentage from soil organic carbon of shallow Peat and deep Peat

Answer 32

Shallow Peat equals 40% Deep peat = 86%

Question 33

In what year was the Paris climate agreement adopted

Answer 33

2016

Question 34

How many countries agreed to the Paris climate agreement

Answer 34

195

Question 35

In what year was the Koyoto protocol adopted

Answer 35

1997

Question 36

How much have inflows to the river Yukon increased since 2000?

Answer 36

39%

Question 37

How much faster have Arctic temperatures risen compared to global temperatures in the last 20 years?

Answer 37

2x

Question 38

How much did total ice area shrink by in the Yukon between 1958 and 1998?

Answer 38

22%

Question 39

By how many degrees is the ocean surface predicted to warm up over the next 20 years?

Answer 39

7 degrees

Question 40

What was the hottest year on record?

Answer 40

2015

Question 41

By what % will water availability fall in the Mediterranean climate zones?

Answer 41

20-30%

Question 42

How many tonnes of carbon does the rainforest normally store?

Answer 42

1.5bn tonnes

Question 43

What % of coral reefs may be bleached?

Answer 43

80%

Question 44

Reducing bird habitats is predicted to impact how many species?

Answer 44

314

Question 45

How much could rates of extinction rise across all species?

Answer 45

Between 15% and 40%

Question 46

How many kilometres north of climate zones do butterflies shift per decade?

Answer 46

6.1km

Question 47

What proportion of people globally rely on fuel wood for cooking and biking water?

Answer 47

1/3

Question 48

Why are forests valuable to people?

Answer 48

Water purification Access to resources Prevents flooding Maintains the atmosphere through photosynthesis Improve food and nutrition security Nutrient cycling Aesthetic, educational and recreational reasons