Malaysia

Question 1

describe malaysias geographical location

Answer 1

it is in south east Asia with neighbouring countries being the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Question 2

what makes Borneo and Samatra so biodivers

Answer 2

They are the only places where tigers, rhinos, orangutangs and elephants live together

Question 3

during which period have we seen a rapid increase in the amount of deforestation

Answer 3

1950-2020

Question 4

name three different reasons for deforestation

Answer 4

oil palm development
mining
illegal logging

Question 5

what is oil palm development

Answer 5

palm oil is the most demanded tropical vegetable oil in the global oils and fats industry. Palm oil production expanded from 600,00 hectares in 1985 to over 6 million hectares in 2007. The absence of other sufficient economic alternatives makes it an irresistible lure for the local communities

Question 6

what is mining in relations to deforestation

Answer 6

mining is a key economic resource for the people of Malaysia for example in Malaysia: Sarawak hold 99% of Malaysias 1,724 billion coal deposits so the land is very rich in minerals this affects the trees because they obviously have to cut down the trees to get the precious mineral under the ground . The absence of other sufficient economic alternatives makes it an irresistible lure for the local communities

Question 7

what is illegal logging

Answer 7

In some communities it has become a way of life, with timber being taken from where ever it can be taken from. The absence of other sufficient economic alternatives makes it an irresistible lure for the local communities

Question 8

how much forest has Malaysia lost since 2000 and 2010

Answer 8

2.281 million hectares

Question 9

What has happened because of deforestation in Malaysia

Answer 9

loss of biodiversity - Large mammals such as Orang-utangs and elephants are particularly addicted because of the vast areas they require to survive. smaller species will not be able to re-colonise and will thus become extinct

increase in Climate change - Deforestation and forest degradation account for up to 20 % of global man -made CO2 emissions. Rainforests act as carbon sinks because they can store carbon

Question 10

How many people does the palm oil industry employ from Malaysia

Answer 10

more than 600,000

Question 11

in the past 10 years how much has the orangutang population decreased and how many are left

Answer 11

50% due to habitat loss and there are only 6,300 left