Tropical Rainforest pt2

Question 1

the importance and value of tropical rainforest on a local, national and international scale

Answer 1

-Tropical rainforests help regulate the water cycle and climate in the local area
-if they no longer exist, will increase the risk of flooding, soil erosion and drought in some area.

Question 2

I can explain why it is important the tropical rainforest should be managed sustainably.

Answer 2

They’re are an important ecosystem with distinct characteristics and adaptations

Question 3

deforestation meaning

Answer 3

it is the cutting down of trees

Question 4

explain how selective logging in malaysia can be managed sustainably using a range of method

Answer 4

-malaysia became the world’s largest exporter of tropical wood in the 1980s.
-clear felling where all trees are chopped down in an area was common
-recently only fully-grown trees have been cut down and important ecological trees are left unharmed

Question 5

explain how road building in malaysia can be managed sustainably using a range of method

Answer 5

-roads are constructed to provide access to mining areas, new settlements and energy projects

Question 6

explain how mineral extraction in malaysia can be managed sustainably using a range of method

Answer 6

-rainforest has been cleared for mining and road construction. drilling for oil and gas has recently started on Borneo

Question 7

explain how settlement and population growth in malaysia can be managed sustainably using a range of method

Answer 7

-in the past many poor urban people were encouraged by the government to move into the countryside from the rapidly growing cities. this is called transmigration

Question 8

explain how commercial farming in malaysia can be managed sustainably using a range of method

Answer 8

during the 1970s large areas of land were converted to palm oil plantations.
-they would recieve 10 year tax incentives

Answer 9

-