Deforestation

Question 1

Give two key agricultural causes of deforestation

Answer 1

Palm oil plantations
Cattle-ranching

Question 2

Why are tropical rainforests used for cattle-ranching?

Answer 2

Grass grows all year round as feed, saving them money and making it more profitable

Question 3

Define slash and burn

Answer 3

A method of cutting down and burning large areas of existing vegetation

Question 4

Name 2 effects of Slash and Burn

Answer 4

It adds nutrients to the soil beneficial to farming
Fires can get out of control, destroying even larger areas of rainforest habitat

Question 5

What is logging?

Answer 5

The felling of trees for timber

Question 6

Give two possible economic negatives for deforestation

Answer 6

Decreased yields in farming due to the contribution of deforestation to climate change, making the forest hotter and drier and therefore less profitable for commercial farming
Economic sanctions (like refusing loans) may be imposed on Malaysia by other countries if they don’t properly manage their rainforests as a method of promoting sustainable development