rainforests 2

Question 1

temp of rainforests

Answer 1

27°c

Question 2

rainforests have approx ….. mm of rainfall per year

Answer 2

2000

Question 3

tropical rainforests have the highest amount of ……….. of any biome

Answer 3

biodiversity

Question 4

the natural vegetation of malaysia is

Answer 4

tropical rainforest

Question 5

malaysia location

Answer 5

located in south east asia
shares a border with thailand
borders the south china sea

Question 6

malaysia was the worlds largest what in the 1980s

Answer 6

log exporter

Question 7

clear felling is

Answer 7

when all the trees in an area are chopped down

Question 8

selective logging is

Answer 8

only chopping down fully grown trees

Question 9

name 3 threats to the rainforest

Answer 9

pop. pressure
mineral extraction
logging
clear felling
commercial farming
subsistence farming

Question 10

subsistence farming is

Answer 10

used by tribes to get food ➡️ use fire ➡️ can destroy large areas

Question 11

between 2000 and 2013, Malaysia’s total forest loss was an area larger than what country

Answer 11

denmark

Question 12

the rate of deforestation in malaysia is

Answer 12

higher than any other tropical country in the world

Question 13

globally every 2 seconds an area of rainforest the size of a what is destroyed

Answer 13

football pitch

Question 14

deforestation is decreasing in

Answer 14

brazil

Question 15

..% of all medicine comes from rainforest plants

Question 16

sustainability means

Answer 16

meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of future generations

Question 17

agroforestry means

Answer 17

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

Question 18

what is debt for nature

Answer 18

this is when an hic agrees to write off debt of another country if they spend the equal amount of money on rainforest protection