Malaysia

Question 1

how much vegetation of Malaysia is rainforest

Answer 1

67%

Question 2

where is Malaysia

Answer 2

-south east Asia
-near equator

Question 3

what are the causes of deforestation

Answer 3

-mining for minerals
-commercial farming
-population growth

Question 4

mining for minerals

Answer 4

-rainforests cleared for mining and road construction
-drilling for oil and gas started in Borneo

Question 5

commercial farming

Answer 5

-largest exporter of palm oil
-in 1970 large areas cleared for plant oil plantation
-plantation owners get 10 year tax incentives

Question 6

population growth

Answer 6

-goverment encourages poor urban people to move to countryside (transmigration)
-1956-1980, 15000 hectares fell for settlers

Question 7

what does deforestation do to biodiversity

Answer 7

• deforestation destroys plants and habitats leading to extinction
  -decreasing biodiversity

Question 8

what does deforestation do to soil erosion

Answer 8

soil takes 1000s of years to form but can be stripped away in seconds
-tree roots bind soil together so when trees are removed soil is loose and erodes

Question 9

what does deforestation do to economic development

Answer 9

-has
-mainly good for economy
-short term gains but long term losses

Question 10

what are the economic gains of deforestation

Answer 10

-land for mining
-farming
-jobs

Question 11

how has deforestation improved transport infrastructure

Answer 11

-new areas for tourism
-industrial development