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Tropical rainforests Flashcards

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What is the climate generally like in tropical rainforests

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20-28 degrees

Rainfall is high - around 2000mm per year

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What is soil like in tropical rainforests

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Not very fertile as rain washes nutrients away

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What are plants like in tropical rainforests

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Most trees are evergreen to help them take advantage of the continual growing season

Little light reaches floor

Lots of epiphytes because of competition

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How much of life do rainforests contain

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Around 50% of all life on Earth

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What kind of ecosystems are rainforests

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Interdependent

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How have plants adapted to conditions

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Tall - sunlight

Waxy leaves - encourages runoff so the plant isn’t damaged

Climbing plants - such as Lianas use trees to reach sunlight

Smooth thin bark - helps runoff

Buttress roots - large and stable to support the tree

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What are the 4 layers of the rainforest

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Emergent
Main canopy
Undercanopy
Shrub layer

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How much of Malaysia’s land is covered by rainforest

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67%

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Causes of deforestation in Malaysia

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Subsistence farming - slash and burn

Commercial farming - world’s largest exporter of palm oil

Logging - top exporter of tropical hardwoods in the 1980s

Road building - deforestation to make room for roads

Mineral extraction - tropical rainforests have areas rich in minerals and gemstones ( copper and aluminium)

Energy development - Bakun hydroelectric dam (700km^2)

Transmigration - poorer people moving into the countryside has set up settlements and palm oil plantations

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Pros and cons of development in Malaysia

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Pros:
Economy
Better transport
QoL

Cons:
Environmental damage
Habitat destruction
Tourism may decrease

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What is happening as a result of deforestation in Malaysia

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Soil erosion (topsoil)
CO2 in atmosphere increasing

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How can rainforests be sustainably managed

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Selective logging - Helicopter logging is used in Sarawak, Malaysia (dragging felled trees using helicopters)

Replanting

Ecotourism

Education - Rainforest Alliance in Guatemala

Conservation

Reducing debt - In 2011 the US reduced Indonesia’s debt by 29 million US dollars in exchange for conserving their rainforests

International hardwood agreements - FSC mark sustainably-sourced timber with their logo

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