rainforests 2 Flashcards
temp of rainforests
27°c
rainforests have approx ….. mm of rainfall per year
2000
tropical rainforests have the highest amount of ……….. of any biome
biodiversity
the natural vegetation of malaysia is
tropical rainforest
malaysia location
located in south east asia
shares a border with thailand
borders the south china sea
malaysia was the worlds largest what in the 1980s
log exporter
clear felling is
when all the trees in an area are chopped down
selective logging is
only chopping down fully grown trees
name 3 threats to the rainforest
pop. pressure
mineral extraction
logging
clear felling
commercial farming
subsistence farming
subsistence farming is
used by tribes to get food ➡️ use fire ➡️ can destroy large areas
between 2000 and 2013, Malaysia’s total forest loss was an area larger than what country
denmark
the rate of deforestation in malaysia is
higher than any other tropical country in the world
globally every 2 seconds an area of rainforest the size of a what is destroyed
football pitch
deforestation is decreasing in
brazil
..% of all medicine comes from rainforest plants
sustainability means
meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations
agroforestry means
growing trees and crops at the same time
this:
prevents soul erosion
no trees are cut down
crops benefit from shelter and nutrients from dead organic matter
what is debt for nature
this is when an hic agrees to write off debt of another country if they spend the equal amount of money on rainforest protection
